Jefferson Davis
Confederate President
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| I, Jefferson Davis was born June 3, 1808. | ||
| I was born in Kentucky. | ||
| I attended West Point Military Academy where I became a great military leader. | ||
| I became a congressman in 1845. | ||
| I became a U.S. senator in 1847. | ||
| I was a colonel in the Mexican-American War. | ||
| I was appointed as Secretary of War by Franklyn Pierce. | ||
| I became presidernt of the Confederate States of America in 1861. | ||
| I led the military to many victories. | ||
| I was captured by union soldiers at the end of the Civil War and sent to prison for 2 years. | ||
| I wrote the book, "The Rise and Fall of the Cpnfederate Government a few years after returning home to Mississippi. | ||
| I passed away on December 10, 1889 |