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Comparison of the two Civil War Presidents
Jefferson Davis v.
Abraham Lincoln
BackgroundBorn in Kentucky (cotton plantation)Family of 10Attended Military Academy at West PointMarried the daughter of Zachary Taylor2 brothers fought under Jackson at the Battle
of New OrleansCotton planter
Jefferson Davis CSA President
Commander in Chief of the Confederate army-elected to a 6 year term; served 4
In Black Hawk WarColonel in the US army during Mexican-
American WarSecretary of War (US under Pierce)US Senator (from MS)
-resigned when MS seceded
Jefferson Davis CSA President
Political/Military Duties
Interesting FactsWhen Davis was captured he was charged
with treason. He was never put on trial for it, but he was stripped of his ability to run for office.
89 years after he died, Jimmy Carter and Congress removed this limitation in 1978.
Jefferson Davis CSA President
BackgroundBorn in Kentucky (very poor)Mother died when he was 104 sons; only 1 lived into adulthoodDebates vs. Stephen A. Douglas
Lost election but it put him on the map
Abraham Lincoln USA President
Thought secession was illegal; use force to defend law and the Union
Commander in Chief of the Union armyIssued Emancipation ProclamationGave Gettysburg AddressShot 5 days after CSA surrendered
Abraham Lincoln USA President
Political/Military Duties
Abraham Lincoln USA President
From the Gettysburg Address”. . . that we here highly resolve that these
dead shall not have died in vain--that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom--and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth."
Abraham Lincoln USA President
From the Gettysburg Address”. . . that we here highly resolve that these
dead shall not have died in vain--that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom--and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth."
The Civil War A Nation Divided
It is well that war is so terrible, otherwise we would grow too fond of it.
Robert E. Lee
(1807 - 1870), Statement at the Battle of Fredericksburg (13th December 1862)
The Civil War A Nation Divided
The End
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