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Jefferson Davis (June 3, 1808 ¿ December 6, 1889) was an American politician who served as President of the Confederate States of America for its entire history from 1861 to 1865 during the American Civil War. After Davis was captured in 1865, he was charged with treason, but not convicted. His last home, Beauvoir House, and the Jefferson Davis Presidential Library, are located in Biloxi, MS. His burial site is Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond.
Jefferson Davis (June 3, 1808 ¿ December 6, 1889) was an American politician who served as President of the Confederate States of America for its entire history from 1861 to 1865 during the American Civil War. After Davis was captured in 1865, he was charged with treason, but not convicted. His last home, Beauvoir House, and the Jefferson Davis Presidential Library, are located in Biloxi, MS. His burial site is Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond.
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Obama and Lincoln: trash-talking, Civil War-era style
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Another President's Day -- for Jefferson Davis
Top of the TicketToday is the 150th anniversary of Jefferson Davis as president of the Confederate States of America.... -
Potential Texas school books: Was Jefferson Davis that bad a guy?
Opinion L.A.Producing the next generation of Reagan worshipers is one thing, but the Texas Board of Education may go a giant leap further: Social studies textbooks may cast Abraham Lincoln and Confederate President Jefferson Davis (a traitor to the republic who... -
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BASEBALL International League: Norfolk at Syracuse, 7 Eastern League: Richmond at Bowie, 7:05 American Legion district tournament (at Deer Park in Newport News): Gloucester Post 75 vs. Williamsburg Post 39, 5:30 8 Southern Virginia Adult Baseball League:...Tags: Boo Williams, American Legion, Baseball, Sports
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Fort Monroe: The freedom fort
Daily PressOn the night of May 23, 1861, Frank Baker, Sheppard Mallory and James Townsend slipped into a skiff and rowed across Hampton Roads from Sewell's Point in Norfolk to Old Point Comfort. Being out at night without permission was dangerous for slaves. That...Tags: Fort Eustis, Wars and Interventions, Sociology, Monuments and Heritage Sites, Sewell's Point
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A chapter that's all but forgotten: When the Civil War came west
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThings hadn't gone according to plan — do they ever in war? — and now, Lt. James Barrett was going to make them right. The cavalry officer and his dozen or so men would rescue his colleague, Capt. William McCleave, from those nettlesome rebels...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Career and Workplace, San Francisco, Politics, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Living Here: History museums and sites
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Living Here: Nearby attractions
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Hampton Environmental Summit: Theme is Keeping the Crab in Crab Town
On Saturday, June 16, the Virginia Cooperative Extension (VCE) hosts the Hampton Environmental Summit 2012 at the Northampton Community Center. The theme of this year's free event, taking place 10-3 p.m., is "Keeping the Crab in Crab Town." The ...
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Film review: 'Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter'
According to screenwriter Seth Grahame-Smith (who also wrote the original novel, as well as “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies”), his inspiration for “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter” was seeing a bookstore display for the “...
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