The Real Jefferson Davis. Landon Knight

      Published by Good Press, 2021

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      Table of Contents

       PREFACE

       I. Birth and Education

       II. Service in the Army

       III. His Life at Briarfield

       IV. First Appearance in Politics

       V. Enters Mexican War

       VI. The Hero of Buena Vista

       VII. Enters the Senate

       VIII. Becomes Secretary of War

       IX. He Re-enters the Senate

       X. Still Hoped to Save the Union

       XI. President of the Confederacy

       XII. His First Inaugural

       XIII. Delays and Blunders

       XIV. The Bombardment of Sumter

       XV. Conditions in the South

       XVI. The First Battle

       XVII. A Lost Opportunity

       XVIII. The Quarrel with Johnston

       XIX. The Battle of Shiloh

       XX. The Seven Days of Battle

       XXI. Butler’s Infamous Order 28

       XXII. Mental Imperfections

       XXIII. Blunders of the Western Army

       XXIV. Davis and Gettysburg

       XXV. The Chief of a Heroic People

       XXVI. Sherman and Johnston

       XXVII. Mr. Davis’ Humanity

       XXVIII. General Lee’s Surrender

       XXIX. The Capture of Davis

       XXX. A Nation’s Shame

       XXXI. Efforts to Execute Mr. Davis

       XXXII. Indictment of Mr. Davis

       XXXIII. Why Davis Was Not Tried for Treason

       XXXIV. Freedom, Reverses, Beauvoir

       XXXV. Death of Mr. Davis