May Seaton Dix, Associate Editor Richard E. Beringer, Visiting Coeditor
In Volume 4 of The Papers of Jefferson Davis, which covers the years 1849 to 1852, Davis had clearly chosen politics ar his life's work. He relished in his role as Mississippi's senior senator and willingly assumed the responsibility of being a national spokesman for the South. This period also saw a number of events in Davis' personal life, notably the birth of his first child and the beginning of a long estrangement from his brother Joseph.
In January, 1849, Davis signed the Southern Address, although he...
May Seaton Dix, Associate Editor Richard E. Beringer, Visiting Coeditor
In Volume 4 of The Papers of Jefferson Davis, which covers the years 1...
Volume 8 of the Papers brings the Confederate president to the second year of the War Between the States and shows that during 1862 Davis was almost completely overwhelmed by military matters. Altogether, more than 2,000 documents, many never before published, are included in Volume 8; 133 are print
Volume 8 of the Papers brings the Confederate president to the second year of the War Between the States and shows that during 1862 Davis was almost c...
Kenneth H. Williams, Associate Editor Peggy L. Dillard, Editorial Associate
The autumn of 1863 was a trying time for Jefferson Davis. Even as he expressed unwavering confidence about the eventual success of the Confederate movement, he had to realize that mounting economic problems, low morale, and rotating army leadership were threatening the welfare of the new nation. Less than a year after the October 1863 Confederate victory at Chickamauga, the South relinquished Atlanta to Sherman.
During the tumultuous eleven months chronicled in Volume 10, Davis retained his fervor for...
Kenneth H. Williams, Associate Editor Peggy L. Dillard, Editorial Associate
The autumn of 1863 was a trying time for Jefferson Davis. Even a...
