Jefferson Davis

About Robert E. Lee

Soldiers and sailors of the Confederacy, comrades and friends”: Assembled on this sad occasion, with hearts oppressed with the…

The first two years of war

Friends and Fellow-Citizens, Gentlemen of the House of Representatives and Senate of the State of Mississippi: After an absence…

To Congress of the Confederate States

The few weeks which have elapsed since your adjournment have brought us so near the close of the year…

Confederacy’s willingness to fight

Friends and Fellow-Citizens: I thank you for the compliment that your presence conveys. It is an indication of regard, not…

Speech at Portland

After the music had ceased, Mr. Davis appeared upon the steps, and as soon as the prolonged applause with…