BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ZContent.net//Zap Calendar 1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Jefferson Davis UID:2008-05-15-19-13-28-63-@americanhistorycalendar.com SEQUENCE:0 STATUS:CONFIRMED TRANSP:TRANSPARENT RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=6;BYMONTHDAY=3 DTSTART;TZID=UTC;VALUE=DATE:20250603 DTEND;TZID=UTC;VALUE=DATE:20250604 DTSTAMP:20260315T195158 CATEGORIES:Civil War People LOCATION:Todd County\, Kentucky GEO:36.8338638;-87.1422895 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\n\n\n

Jefferson Davis was an American politician and soldier best known for serving as the President of the Confederate States of America d uring the American Civil War (1861–1865). He was born on June 3, 1808, i n Christian County, Kentucky, and grew up in Mississippi. Davis graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and served in the U.S. Army b efore entering politics.

He was a U.S. Congressman and later a Senator from Mississippi, and he als o served as U.S. Secretary of War under President Franklin Pierce. A stron g supporter of states' rights and slavery, Davis was chosen to lead the Co nfederacy when Southern states seceded from the Union. As Confederate pres ident, he faced major challenges, including limited resources, internal po litical conflicts, and the superior industrial power of the North.

After the Confederacy's defeat in 1865, Davis was captured by Union forces and imprisoned for two years, though he was never tried for treason. He spent his later years writing an d defending the Southern cause. Jefferson Davis died on December 6, 1889, in New Orleans, Louisiana.

DESCRIPTION:Jefferson Davis was an American politician and soldier best kno wn for serving as the President of the Confederate States of America durin g the American Civil War (1861–1865). He was born on June 3\, 1808\, in Christian County\, Kentucky\, and grew up in Mississippi. Davis graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and served in the U.S. Army b efore entering politics.\nHe was a U.S. Congressman and later a Senator fr om Mississippi\, and he also served as U.S. Secretary of War under Preside nt Franklin Pierce. A strong supporter of states' rights and slavery\, Dav is was chosen to lead the Confederacy when Southern states seceded from th e Union. As Confederate president\, he faced major challenges\, including limited resources\, internal political conflicts\, and the superior indust rial power of the North.\nAfter the Confederacy's defeat in 1865\, Davis w as captured by Union forces and imprisoned for two years\, though he was n ever tried for treason. He spent his later years writing and defending the Southern cause. Jefferson Davis died on December 6\, 1889\, in New Orlean s\, Louisiana.\n\n URL:https://americanhistorycalendar.com/component/zcalendar/1,5947-jefferso n-davis?Itemid= END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR