What Ever Happened to Confederate President Jefferson Davis?
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Jefferson Davis was attending a Sunday church service in the capital of the Confederacy, Richmond, Virginia, when he heard the news. Union General Ulysses S. Grant had broken General Robert E. Lee’s defenses in Petersburg, less than twenty five miles from Richmond. By nightfall, the evacuation of Richmond needed to be completed. At approximately midnight, Confederate cabinet members, officials, their families, and the entire treasury (the mythical “Confederate gold”) were finally making their way south to Danville, Virginia on the only railroad still open. This was April 2, 1865. One week later, on April 9th, General Grant and General Lee met at the Appomattox Court House to sign the Confederacy’s official surrender. America’s Civil War was finally over.
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All Comments (21)
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Now that you know what happened to Jefferson Davis check out this video and find out about The Last Veteran of the Civil War: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Eakd_v-G5o
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Nothing. I'm fine. Leave me alone.
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"What ever happened to confederate President Jefferson Davis?" I'm gonna take a shot in the dark here and say he died.
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That was really interesting, never knew what happened to him. History class focused on signing the surrender by Lee and jumped to reconstruction period. Thank you for making!
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In short: Davis was imprisoned for two years, but convicting him of treason would prove problematic since his actions technically weren't unconstitutional. Moreover, it wasn't in the Union's interest to make a martyr out of their former enemy, hence why they let him off the hook rather easily. Later in life, he wrote a book on the history of the CSA, which was met by glowing praise from none other than Oscar Wilde. Davis died in relative obscurity in 1889.
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He changed his name to Waldo and we've been wondering where he is ever since
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Why is humpty dumpty assumed to be an egg when the nursery rhyme never says what humpty dumpty is
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Simon, i love you for uploading this video. As an avid American History buff, for basically my whole life, I have actually never thought what happened to Davis after the war, but I read the title & it immediately drew me in, my favorite part of American history is the civil war era & the 60s-70s. So thank you for uploading this & i hope you stay safe & stay healthy my bearded friend.😊
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Excellent job of just presenting the story. I had always wondered what became of ol' Jeff
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Your presentation and research into these type of subjects is really what makes me love this channel.
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As an ancestor of Davis, on my grandmother's side, it was nice to see a more accurate description of his life after the war.
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Enjoyed the video, thanks for posting it and many others.
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My great-grandfather, Charles T. Hudson, captured him in the Civil War. We have a button and pieces of fabric from the cloak Davis was wearing, as well as the original newspaper clippings of when he was captured. It’s now in the possession of my brother, Charles T. Hudson IV.
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Robert E. Lee didn't sign confederate surrender, just the surrender of the army of northern Virginia
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Q: What Ever Happened to Confederate President Jefferson Davis? A: He died.
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Davis' first wife was Sarah Knox Taylor, the daughter of future president Zachary Taylor. She died 3 months into the marriage from malaria.
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Mom can we get Abraham Lincoln? No we have Abraham Lincoln at home Abe Lincoln at home:
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He kept himself to himself - his remains remain there... Who writes this gold?
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God Bless U.S.A. And C.S.A. Veterans as we are all Americans and should unite against foreign enemies instead of making enemies of eachother
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It's quite funny watching these back and being able to guess how long ago it was by the length of Simons beard lol.
