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Home of the American Civil War: Lee's Letter to Jefferson Davis
Lee communicates the cutoff of supplies and the events which followed it, causing his surrender.
Central Pacific Railroad Photographic History Museum
Cprr History Museum: Pacific Railroad Explorations and Surveys of 1853 54
Provides information and documents of Jefferson Davis, George McClellan and the War Department's Pacific Railroad explorations and surveys of 1853 to 1854.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Jefferson Davis
Portrait of Jefferson Davis.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Jefferson Davis
Jefferson Davis in 1861.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Jefferson Davis
Jefferson Davis, a senator from Mississippi who was elected president of the Confederate States of America. , US Senator from Mississippi.
University of Groningen
American History: Essays: The Iron Horse: Conflicting Personal Interests
From a lengthy essay on the history of the railroad in the United States. This section describes the efforts of Jefferson Davis and others to survey lands for the best route for a transcontinental railroad. It also discusses the...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Jefferson Davis
Jefferson Finis Davis (1808 - 1889) served as President of the Confederate States of America for its entire history of 1861 - 1865 during the American Civil War. After the war, Davis was captured in 1865 and charged with treason. Though...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Jefferson Davis
Jeffeson Davis, president of the Confederate States of America.-E. Benjamin Andrews 1895
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Jefferson Davis
President of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Jefferson Davis
(1808-1889) President of the Confederate States of America
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Jefferson Davis
(1808-1889) President of the Confederate States of America. US Senator from Mississippi
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Jefferson Davis
The first and only President of the Confederate States of America, from 1861 to 1865.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Jefferson Davis
(1808-1889) President of the Confederate States of America
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Active History: The American Civil War Simulation
Take on the role of President Jefferson Davis or President Abraham Lincoln and proceed through the Civil War. This simulation can be played between two players or one. Users are challenged to choose the courses that each president likely...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Jefferson C. Davis
Jefferson Columbus Davis (March 2, 1828 - November 30, 1879) was an officer in the United States Army who served in the Mexican-American War, the Civil War, and the Modoc War.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Secession
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart describes events leading to secession, including John Brown's Raid, Lincoln's election, and South Carolina's break with the Union. It also includes information on the first states to...
Virginia History Series
Virginia History Series: Virginia State History Reconstruction to 1900 [Pdf]
Much of Virginia was devastated after the Civil War so a period of rebuilding commenced. Follow Reconstruction through the different plans, the effects on African-Americans and the South. This slideshow has pictures,charts, and maps to...
US Department of State
Office of the Historian: The Trent Affair, 1861
Find out about the diplomatic crisis between the United States and Great Britain at the beginning of the Civil War, why it was important to the North and South, and how it was resolved.
Smithsonian Institution
Civil War@smithsonian: Leaders
This site has photographs and paintings of Civil War leaders, both political and military. Clicking on the arrow will take you through pictures and brief biographies of the leaders. From the National Portrait Gallery.
Civil War Home
Home of the American Civil War: Secession of the Southern States
Scroll through this article to "Secession in the Upper South" to find out what was happening in southern states that had not yet seceded before April, 1861, and what convinced these states to secede. From an article by William L. Barney...
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Harcourt: Biographies: James Gadsden, 1788 1858
Explore this short profile on the life of James Gadsden, who was instrumental in the purchasing of land from Mexico to build a southern railroad route to the Pacific.
Duke University
Special Collections Library: Rose O;neal Greenhow Papers
A fascinating look at the documents concerning Rose O'Neal Greenhow. Included are letters she wrote from prison.
Duke University
Duke University: Special Collections Library: Rose O'neal Greenhow
This article is about Rose Greenhow, her life, and the important roles women played in the war.