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Jefferson Davis’ Birthplace, at Fairview, Ky. 15 Where Jefferson Davis Boarded While in Lexington 17 Transylvania College at Lexington 19 Jefferson Davis at Thirty-five 31 Briarfield, Jefferson Davis’ Home 33 The Room in the Briars in Which Jefferson Davis Was Married 37 General Taylor and Colonel Davis at Monterey 43 The Charge of Colonel Davis’ Regiment at Buena Vista 47 Jefferson Davis as United States Senator in 1847 51 Jefferson Davis as Secretary of War 57 The Capitol at Richmond 77 Interior of Fort Sumter after the Surrender 93 Henry Clay Addressing the Senate on the Missouri Compromise 99 Edward Ruffin 103 Robert Toombs 107 General Joseph E. Johnston 111 Generals Lee, Jackson and Johnston 113 C. G. Memminger 119 The Site of the Prison Camp on the James River Below Richmond 133 On the Field of Cold Harbor Today 137 The Battle of the Crater 143 Mr. and Mrs. Davis in 1863 147 The Davis Children in 1863 153 The Famous Libby Prison as It Appeared at the Close of the War 157 The Surrender of Lee 163 Richmond as Gen. Weitzel Entered It 169 The Davis Mansion 195 The Davis Monument at Richmond 201

 

 

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PREFACE

For four years Jefferson Davis was the central and most conspicuous figure in the greatest revolution of history. Prior to that time no statesman of his day left a deeper or more permanent impress upon legislation. His achievements alone as Secretary of War entitle him to rank as a benefactor of his country. But notwithstanding all of this he is less understood than any other man in history. This fact induced me a year ago to compile a series of magazine articles which had the single purpose in view of painting the real Jefferson Davis as he was. Of course, the task was a difficult one under any circumstances, and almost an impossible one in the restricted scope of six papers, as it appeared in The Pilgrim. However, the public according to these papers an interest far beyond my expectation, I have decided to revise and publish them in book form.

This work does not attempt an exhaustive treatment of the subject but, as the author has tried faithfully and without prejudice or predilection to paint the soldier, the statesman, the private citizen as he was, he trusts that this little volume may not be unacceptable to those who love the truth for its own sake.

L. K.