All Posts Tagged With: "Jefferson Davis"
Doc of the Day: Jefferson Davis's inaugural address to the Confederacy
On February 18, 1861, Jefferson Davis delivered his inaugural address as president of the newly formed Confederate States of America. In early 1861 representatives of the states seceding from the Union elected Davis as president of their provisional government. His selection as president of the Confederate States of America required that he deliver an inaugural [...]
18Feb2009 | mdblogger | 0 comments | Continued
Joan E. Cashin: Abraham Lincoln as Writer
Next year, the nation celebrates the anniversay of Abraham Lincoln’s birth in Kentucky in 1809, and many historical conferences will mark the event. Only two among many: one in Louisville, Kentucky, in October 2008 (see www.filsonhistorical.org/callforpapers%202008.html), when scholars will compare and contrast Lincoln with Jefferson Davis. (Both of them are Kentucky natives, believe it or [...]
30Jul2008 | mdblogger | 0 comments | Continued