Jefferson Davis

Submitted by dorette.sobolew... on Tue, 2016-07-05 22:02
Text: 
The Unvanquished
Character Key: 
Jefferson Davis
Display Name: 
Jefferson Davis
Sort Name: 
Davis, Jefferson
AKA: 
Jefferson Finis Davis
Race: 
White
Gender: 
Male
Class: 
Upper Class
Rank: 
Peripheral
Vitality: 
Alive
Occupation: 
Administrative
Specific Job: 
President of Confederacy
First Mentioned: 
Sartoris Plantation in The Unvanquished (Location)
Date of Birth: 
Friday, June 3, 1808
Origin: 
Kentucky
Other Texts: 
"The Unvanquished"
Absalom, Absalom!
Requiem for a Nun
Biography: 

Jefferson Davis was the only President of the Confederate States of America. The unnamed Union lieutenant mentions him when yelling at Rosa Millard, saying, "God help the North if Davis and Lee had ever thought of the idea of forming a brigade of grandmothers . . ." (144).

Ontological Status: 
Historical/Real
Individual or Group: 
Individual
Character changes class in this text: 

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