First Lady of the Confederacy: Varina Davis's Civil War

by JECashin (Author)

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2008
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When Jefferson Davis became president of the Confederacy, his wife, Varina Howell Davis, reluctantly became the First Lady. Raised in Mississippi, educated in Philadelphia, and a longtime resident of Washington, D.C., Mrs. Davis never felt at ease in Richmond. During the war she nursed Union prisoners and secretly corresponded with friends in the North. Though she publicly supported the South, her term as First Lady was plagued by rumors of her disaffection.

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When Jefferson Davis became president of the Confederacy, his wife, Varina Howell Davis, reluctantly became the First Lady. Raised in Mississippi, educated in Philadelphia, and a longtime resident of Washington, D.C., Mrs. Davis never felt at ease in Richmond. During the war she nursed Union prisoners and secretly corresponded with friends in the North. Though she publicly supported the South, her term as First Lady was plagued by rumors of her disaffection.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 416
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 10 Oct 2008
ISBN 10: 0674030370
ISBN 13: 9780674030374
Prizes: Shortlisted for Society of Midland Authors Book Awards: Biography Category 2007 and Museum of the Confederacy Jefferson Davis Award 2006.

First Lady of the Confederacy: Varina Davis's Civil War

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