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Jefferson Davis THINGS TO NOTE: Jefferson Davis was a vampire Abraham Lincoln was the vampire hunter

Early Life Born in Kentucky on June 3, 1808 Moved as a child to Mississippi Thought of Mississippi as his home Attended several colleges including Transylvania University in Kentucky where he learned to be Dracula

Military Prowess Brother helped him to get into West Point Graduated 23/32 in 1828 Received several demerits Hair too long Firing a musket Participated in the “egg nog“ riot

The Davis Women Wifey #1 Sarah Knox Taylor Daughter of President Zachary Taylor Died of malaria shortly after the wedding Wifey #2 Varnia Banks Howell Much younger than Jefferson Davis Looks remarkably like Maya Rudolph Four sons and two daughters

Early Military Service Fought in the Blackhawk War of 1831 The captured Chief Blackhawk was placed in Davis’ care Davis treated Blackhawk with kindly Promoted to First Lieutenant and transferred to First Dragons Resigned military service to marry

Early Politics Won election to Congress in 1845 Known as a passionate speaker Supported states’ rights Resigned Congress to lead the First Regiment of the Mississippi Riflemen in the Mexican-American War

Mexican-American War Battle of Monterrey (1846) Led his men to victory in an assault at Fort Teneria Battle of Buena Vista (1847) Injured when he blocked a charge of Mexican swords Became nationally famous

Back to Politics His ex-father-in-law, Zachary Taylor appointed him to the US Senate for Mississippi Advocated for slavery States’ rights Opposed California as a free state Lost the election for Mississippi Governor Appointed Secretary of War by President Franklin Pierce Went back to the Senate in 1857 Resigned in 1861 when Mississippi left the Union

Statement "My devotion to the Union of our fathers had been so often and so publicly declared; I had on the floor of the Senate so defiantly challenged any question of my fidelity to it; my services, civil and military, had now extended through so long a period and were so generally known, that I felt quite assured that no whisperings of envy or ill-will could lead the people of Mississippi to believe that I had dishonored their trust by using the power they had conferred on me to destroy the government to which I was accredited. Then, as afterward, I regarded the separation of the states as a great, though not the greater evil.” -Jefferson DAvis

Presidency Named President of the Confederate States of America on February 18, 1861 http://www.biography.com/people/jefferson-davis-9267899/videos/jefferson-davis-the-confederate-choice-2080062333

Treason Captured on May 10, 1865 by the Union in Irwinville, Virginia Imprisoned at Fort Monroe Charged with Treason Jailed Could have been killed

End of Life Released after time spent in jail Retired to Canada and England Had no money Was given an estate by a fan http://www.biography.com/people/jefferson-davis-9267899/videos/jefferson-davis-treason-2080064451

Reconstruction http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIC8ifQlDVY&list=PLE742A47D59B13037