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Tag Archives: Confederate President Jefferson Davis
Daniel Harvey Hill, Educator and General
Another installment n “Tales from the Tombstone.” For other posts in the series, click here. On a recent road-trip, I had the chance to take a slight detour off the interstate and visit Davidson, North Carolina. Now known as the … Continue reading
Seven “Persons of Importance”
In the early morning hours of May 17, 1865, off the far southwestern cape of mainland Florida, pickets stationed there by Union General John Newton intercepted a small vessel bound for Cuba. That promontory, jutting out into the Gulf of … Continue reading
Posted in Civilian, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Navies, Politics
Tagged 2nd Florida Cavalry USA, Cape Sable, Confederate President Jefferson Davis, Everglades National Park, Florida, Gideon Welles, John Breckenridge, John Newton, Judah P. Benjamin, Thomas A Harris, US Navy
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Confederate Arizona’s Representative
When the Confederate Congress convened in Richmond, Virginia, there were delegates from the eleven seceded states plus representatives from Kentucky and Missouri. Yet, seated among these politicians was another gentleman: Granville “Grant” Oury, the representative from Confederate Arizona, duly elected by … Continue reading
The Capture of Jefferson Davis, conclusion
Part three in a series On a personal note, I am interested in Davis’s capture primarily because of the units involved. Not only do we have the 1st Wisconsin and 4th Michigan cavalries, but also longtime western theater personalities like … Continue reading
Rebels Down Under: Part Two
We are pleased to welcome back guest author, Dwight Hughes. Part two in a series. Despite pro-Yankee sentiments in Melbourne, the preponderance of sympathy was for the South, echoing the feelings of many in Great Britain. Conspicuous in gray uniforms, … Continue reading
Today is the Day
July 17, 1864. Davis had had it. He had given Confederate Joseph E. Johnston every chance possible. He had sent General Braxton Bragg down to Atlanta to personally check out the situation of the Army of Tennessee, he had thought … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Civil War Events, Leadership--Confederate, Personalities, Politics
Tagged Atlanta Campaign, Confederate Joseph E. Johnston, Confederate President Jefferson Davis, General Johnston, Jefferson Davis, John Bell Hood, Johnston, Joseph E. Johnston, President Jefferson Davis, William T. Sherman
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“Winnie Davis: Daughter of the Lost Cause” by Heath Hardage Lee
Varina Anne Davis, called “Winnie,” was born in the Confederate White House in June, 1864. She instantly became the symbol of hope for the entire Confederate nation. Author and southern women’s history writer Heath Hardage Lee, also born in Richmond, has … Continue reading
Posted in Book Review, Books & Authors, Civil War Events, Civilian, Leadership--Confederate, Memory, Monuments, Personalities, Reconstruction
Tagged Beauvoir, Confederate President Jefferson Davis, Confederate White House, Heath Hardage Lee, Jefferson Davis, Jubal Early, Varina Anne Davis, Varina Davis, Winnie Davis
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