The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government - Volume II (Esprios Classics)


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Jefferson Finis Davis (June 3, 1808 - December 6, 1889) was an American politician who served as the president of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865. As a member of the Democratic Party, he represented Mississippi in the United States Senate and the House of Representatives before the American Civil War. He previously served as the United States Secretary of War from 1853 to 1857 under President Franklin Pierce. Davis was born in Fairview, Kentucky, to a moderately prosperous farmer, the youngest of ten children. He grew up in Wilkinson County, Mississippi, and also lived in Louisiana. His eldest brother Joseph Emory Davis secured the younger Davis's appointment to the United States Military Academy.




The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government - Volume II


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"The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government - Volume II" from Jefferson Davis. President of the Confederate States of America during the entire Civil War, 1861 to 1865 (1808-1889).




The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government


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A history of the Confederate States of America and an apologia for the causes that the author believed led to and justified the American Civil War.




The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government Volume 2


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The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government Volume 2By Jefferson DavisThe object of this work has been from historical data to show that the Southern States had rightfully the power to withdraw from a Union into which they had, as sovereign communities, voluntarily entered; that the denial of that right was a violation of the letter and spirit of the compact between the States; and that the war waged by the Federal Government against the seceding States was in disregard of the limitations of the Constitution, and destructive of the principles of the Declaration of Independence.




The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government - Volume I (Esprios Classics)


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Jefferson Finis Davis (June 3, 1808 - December 6, 1889) was an American politician who served as the president of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865. As a member of the Democratic Party, he represented Mississippi in the United States Senate and the House of Representatives before the American Civil War. He previously served as the United States Secretary of War from 1853 to 1857 under President Franklin Pierce. Davis was born in Fairview, Kentucky, to a moderately prosperous farmer, the youngest of ten children. He grew up in Wilkinson County, Mississippi, and also lived in Louisiana. His eldest brother Joseph Emory Davis secured the younger Davis's appointment to the United States Military Academy.




The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint)


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Excerpt from The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Vol. 2 Pines. The Battle. - General J ohnston wounded. - Advance of General Sumner. - Confiict on the Right. - Delay of General Huger. - Reports of the' About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.




RISE & FALL OF THE CONFEDERATE


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The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government


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There is only one person who knows the complete truth about the American Civil War. Discover it for yourself. Read our facsimile reprint of Jefferson Davis' 1881 masterpiece The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government.







RISE & FALL OF THE CONFEDERATE


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