Jefferson Davis
Date Submitted: 06/26/2003 00:49:58
Category: / Society & Culture / People
Length: 2 pages (628 words)
Category: / Society & Culture / People
Length: 2 pages (628 words)
Jefferson Davis was born on June, 3rd, 1808, in Christian County, Kentucky. He was educated at Transylvania University and at the U.S. Military Academy. After his graduation in 1828, he served in the army until bad health forced him to residn in 1835.
He was a farmer in Mississippi from 1835 to 1845. Then he was elected to the U.S. congress. In 1846, he resigned his seat in order to serve in the Mexican War and fought at Monterrey …
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…the Civil War. He believed that he had done nothing wrong. He believed that he needed to stand up for the states' rights no matter how bad the conditions got. In other words, he stood up for what he believed in. He never regained citizenship with the United States. He died in 1889 of a complicated bronchial ailment, and was given a huge funeral by southern supporters. He was buried in Hollywood Cemetery, in Richmond, Virginia.
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