Jefferson F. Davis was the only president of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865, leading the Confederacy during the American Civil War. Before the war, he was a member of the Democratic Party who represented Mississippi in the House of Representatives from 1845 to 1846 and in the United States Senate from 1857 to 1861. From 1853 to 1857, he served as the 23rd United States secretary of war during the administration of President Franklin Pierce.
HEADQUARTERS FIRST CAVALRY BRIGADE, Camp near Hope Landing, March 4, 1863. Major MARKELL, Commanding Pickets : Masor: I neglected to inform you that the Twelfth Illinois having been ordered away…
[Enclosure 3 in No. 1.] Letters patent revoking the exequatur of George Moore, her Britannic Majesty’s consul at Richmond. Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederate States of America, To all…
Mr. Davis to Mr. Gunnison. Liverpool, December 14, 1863. Followed John C. Braine to Petit Riviere and arrested him; he showed a lieutenant’s commission from Jeff. Davis; letter of marque…
GENERAL ORDERS, ADJT. AND INSP. GENERAL’S OFFICE, January 9, 1864. No. 3. i Richmond, January 9, 1864. I. The following acts of Congress and regulations are published for the information…
GENERAL ORDERS, ADJT. AND INSP. GENERAL’S OFFICE, March 7, 1864. No. 30. Richmond, March 7, 1864. I. The following act of Congress concerning impressments, and the instructions of the War…
[From the London Morning Post of April 9, 1864. The Confederate States. Official regulations to carry into effect the act “to impose regulations upon the foreign commerce of the Confederate…
[Telegram.] Mr. Davis to General Schenck Washington, August 12, 1871. Schenck, Minister, London: Has British arbitrator been named? DAVIS.
No. 1. Mr. Davis to Mr. Fish. Department of State, Washington, November 13, 1871. Sir: Herewith I hand you a printed copy of the Case which I have prepared to…
No. 5. Mr. Davis to Mr. Fish. Geneva, December 15, 1871. (Received January 10.) Sir: I have the honor to report that I left Paris, the 13th instant, for this…
Mr. Davis to Mr. Adams. [Inclosure No. 1.] Geneva, December 15, 1871. The undersigned, Agent of the United States, appointed to attend the Tribunal of Arbitration convened at Geneva under…
No. 6. Mr. Davis to Mr. Fish. Geneva, April 15, 1872. (Received April 30.) Sir: I have the honor to inform you that I arrived in Geneva on the evening…
Mr. Davis to Mr. Schlözer. Department of State, Washington, September 18, 1873. Sir: Your note of the 15th instant, relative to the case of Leopold Ungar, has been received. It…
No. 274. Mr. Davis to Mr. Fish. Legation of the United States, Berlin, October 30, 1874. (Received November 14.) No. 33.] Sir: I asked Mr. von Bülow at the foreign…
No. 133. Mr. Davis to Mr. Lowell. [Telegram.] Washington, August 11, 1882. Stephen J. Meany, of New York, a citizen of the United States, is reported as having been arrested…