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Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889 [President's Message from Jefferson Davis to the Confederate Congress]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06158.01 Author/Creator: Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889 Place Written: Richmond, Virginia Type: Pamphlet Date: 7 December 1863 Pagination: 29 p. : Height: 22.8 cm, Width: 15.2 cm Order a Copy

After recounting various successes and failures, including comments on the capitulation of Vicksburg and Port Hudson, the fighting in Mississippi, and the Battle of Gettysburg, Davis discusses foreign relations at length. Other topics covered include: finances, the army, prisoner exchanges, the Trans-Mississippi Department, the navy, and enemy conduct. With "Rebel Archives" stamp from the Record Division of the War Department on the first page. Stab-stitched.

Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889
Confederate States of America. President

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