#1 Davis was named after US President Thomas Jefferson
#2 He was placed under house arrest for his role in the Eggnog Riot
#3 He married the daughter of the 12th President of the United States
#4 Davis almost died of malaria in 1835
#5 Only two of his six children from his second marriage outlived him
#6 Davis fought in the Mexican–American War
#7 Jefferson Davis was the president of the Confederate States of America
#8 He is criticized for his inefficient leadership during the American Civil War
#9 Davis remained in prison for two years after being captured by the Union forces
#10 He lived his retired life at Sarah Dorsey’s estate of Beauvoir
Jefferson Davis (1808-1889) was a Mexican War hero, U.S. senator from Mississippi, U.S. secretary of war and president of the Confederate States of America for the duration of the American Civil War (1861-1865).
Jefferson Finis Davis was an American politician who was a U.S. Representative and Senator from Mississippi, the 23rd U.S. Secretary of War, and the President of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War.