[Gutenberg 42315] • The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Volume 2
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- Authors
- Davis, Jefferson
- Tags
- united states -- politics and government -- 1861-1865 , united states -- history -- civil war , 1861-1865 , confederate states of america -- history , history
- Date
- 2013-03-11T23:00:00+00:00
- Size
- 0.75 MB
- Lang
- en
The North had their orders: "Capture or kill Jefferson Davis," the rebel President of the Confederate South. Davis was captured, and upon his release from federal prison, crafted this intimate Civil War document that gives a powerful firsthand account of the South's defeat and the reasons behind its secession from the Union.