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Jefferson Davis

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Stock #:27001
Type: Postcard
Era: Linen
Publisher: E.C. Kropp Co.
Size: 3.5" x 5.5" (9 x 14 cm)
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Jefferson Davis, President of Confederate States of America, was inaugurated in Montgomery, Ala., February 18, 1861. He was a native of Kentucky and later a resident of Mississippi. He was a Mexican war hero, U. S. Secretary of War, and U. S. Senator. His memory is revered by the people of the South for his devotion to the sacrifice for the lofty principles for which the Confederacy stood. He is buried in Richmond, Va. Complements Alabama state department of archives andhistory, Montgomery Ala.

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