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Monument Avenue Historic District |
Richmond |
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Armistead Burt House |
Abbeville |
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1808/06/03 |
Jefferson Davis is born in Fairview, Christian (now Todd) County, Kentucky |
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Jefferson Davis Monument |
Fairview |
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1815/00/00 |
Jefferson Davis grew-up at Rosemont, Davis family home from 1810 to 1895 |
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Rosemont |
Woodville |
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1831/00/00 |
Second Lt Jefferson Davis is assigned to the 1st Infantry Regiment at Fort Crawford, where he will meet Sarah Knox Taylor, the daughter of his commanding office Zachary Taylor. |
Life |
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Fort Crawford Military Hospital |
Prairie du Chien |
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1834/12/16 |
Stationed at Fort Gibson, Jefferson Davis writes to his betrothed. |
Life |
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Fort Gibson |
Fort Gibson |
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Marriage of Sarah Knox Taylor and Jefferson Davis |
1835/04/20 |
After a court-martial, Dragoon lieutenant Jefferson Davis resigns his commission via a letter to the War Department. |
Military |
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Fort Gibson |
Fort Gibson |
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1835/06/17 |
Sarah Knox Taylor marries Jefferson Davis at Beechland, the home of the brides' widowed aunt, Elizabeth Taylor, near Louisville, Kentucky. Sarah's parents are unable to attend the wedding. |
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Marriage of Sarah Knox Taylor and Jefferson Davis |
1835/06/30 |
Lieutenant Jefferson Davis resignation became effective June 30, 1835. |
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Fort Gibson |
Fort Gibson |
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1860/00/00 |
While in Washington, Jefferson Davis attends services at the Church of the Epiphany. |
Faith |
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Church of the Epiphany |
Washington, DC |
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1861/02/16 |
Jefferson Davis arrives in Montgomery on Saturday, February 16, two days before his inauguration as president of the Confederacy. |
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Montgomery, AL |
Alabama |
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Beginning of the American Civil War |
1861/02/18 |
Jefferson Davis is sworn in as President of the Confederate States of America on the steps of the Confederate National Capitol. |
Confederate President |
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Alabama State Capitol |
Montgomery, AL |
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1861/03/00 |
The Confederate government leases the house from Harrison and shortly after the arrival of Mrs Davis in March, the Davises move. The rent is $5,000 a year for the house furnished and $987.58 for furnishings which include silver, china and linens. |
Home |
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First White House of the Confederacy |
Montgomery, AL |
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1861/05/27 |
The Davis family leave this house and move to Richmond, Virginia where the Confederate Capital remain until the end of the War Between the States. |
Home |
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First White House of the Confederacy |
Montgomery, AL |
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1861/07/00 |
Confederate States of America use the United States Post Office and Custom House as offices for President Jefferson Davis and other executive staff, including the Confederate Treasury Department. |
CSA President |
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Lewis F Powell Jr US Courthouse |
Richmond |
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1861/08/00 |
Crenshaw Mansion is used as the second White House of the Confederacy from August 1861 till April 1865. |
Home |
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White House of the Confederacy |
Richmond |
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1862/00/00 |
Jefferson Davis is confirmed as a member of St Paul's Episcopal |
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St Paul's Episcopal Church |
Richmond |
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1864/10/05 |
While visiting the Chesnuts, Confederate President Jefferson Davis gives a speech from the front porch to "an immense crowd it was - men, women, and children. The crowd overflowed the house, the President's hand was nearly shaken off." - MBC |
Visitor |
Mary Chesnut's Civil War (book) |
Chesnut Cottage |
Columbia, SC |
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1865/04/02 |
During Sunday service, President Davis receives a message that General Lee is withdrawing from Petersburg and will no longer protect Richmond. Davis quietly leaves the church before the end of the service. |
Confederate President |
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St Paul's Episcopal Church |
Richmond |
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Flight of Jefferson Davis and the Confederate Cabinet |
1865/04/02 |
During Sunday service, President Davis receives a message that General Lee is withdrawing from Petersburg and will no longer protect Richmond. Davis quietly leaves the church before the end of the service. |
Confederate President |
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St Paul's Episcopal Church |
Richmond |
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Fall of Richmond 1865 |
1865/04/02 |
President Jefferson Davis and the Confederate States of America government abandon Richmond and take an evening train to Danville, Virginia |
Confederate President |
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White House of the Confederacy |
Richmond |
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Flight of Jefferson Davis and the Confederate Cabinet |
1865/04/04 |
Confederate President Jefferson Davis signs his last official proclamation |
Confederate President |
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Danville Public Library |
Danville, VA |
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Flight of Jefferson Davis and the Confederate Cabinet |
1865/04/10 |
During dinner at Sutherlin House, Jefferson Davis is told of General Roberts E Lee's surrender at Appomattox. Davis and his cabinet soon leave Danville. |
Confederate President |
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Danville Public Library |
Danville, VA |
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Flight of Jefferson Davis and the Confederate Cabinet |
1865/04/26 |
President Jefferson Davis, five members of his cabinet and their cavalry escort spend the night at Springfield Plantation |
Confederate President |
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Springfield Plantation House |
Fort Mill |
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Flight of Jefferson Davis and the Confederate Cabinet |
1865/04/27 |
Davis calls a cabinet meeting on the lawn of the White House to elect a new Secretary of the Treasury, Trenholm had quit |
Confederate President |
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William Elliott White House |
Fort Mill |
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Flight of Jefferson Davis and the Confederate Cabinet |
1865/04/27 |
Davis meets with his cabinet to plan their next move. Andrew Baxter Springs, owner of Springfield, recommends that the group should separate to avoid capture. Jefferson and his cabinet stay at Springfield for 2 or 3 days before continuing the retreat. |
Confederate President |
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Springfield Plantation House |
Fort Mill |
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Flight of Jefferson Davis and the Confederate Cabinet |
1865/04/30 |
Jefferson Davis and his cabinet have lunch at Cross Keys |
Confederate President |
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Cross Keys House |
Union |
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Flight of Jefferson Davis and the Confederate Cabinet |
1865/05/10 |
Confederate President Jefferson Davis and his wife, Varina, are arrested by Union troops |
Confederate President |
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Jefferson Davis Capture Site |
Irwinville |
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Flight of Jefferson Davis and the Confederate Cabinet |
1865/05/10 |
Confederate President Jefferson Davis and his wife, Varina, are arrested by Union troops |
Confederate President |
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Jefferson Davis Capture Site |
Irwinville |
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End of the American Civil War |
1865/05/22 |
Confederate President Davis is imprisoned at Ft Monroe, Virginia in casement No 2 |
Confederate President |
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Fort Monroe |
Hampton |
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Flight of Jefferson Davis and the Confederate Cabinet |
1866/05/26 |
On the 3rd floor, Grand Jury of the United States District Court indicts JEFF DAVIS for high treason. The overt act was the raid in July last within DC, killing citizens and destroying property. |
CSA President |
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Lewis F Powell Jr US Courthouse |
Richmond |
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Battle of Fort Stevens |
1867/00/00 |
Jefferson Davis returns to the courthouse in United States Post Office and Custom House for a hearing but is granted amnesty and never stands trial. |
CSA President |
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Lewis F Powell Jr US Courthouse |
Richmond |
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Battle of Fort Stevens |
1877/00/00 |
Jefferson Davis begins renting a quiet retreat from Sarah Dorsey where he can write his books and papers. |
Home |
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Jefferson Davis Presidential Library |
Biloxi |
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1880/00/00 |
Jefferson Davis inherits Beauvoir |
Home |
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Jefferson Davis Presidential Library |
Biloxi |
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