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HISTORICAL 1862 W/C & INK PAINTING: JEFFERSON DAVIS
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up for sale is an ANTIQUE HISTORICAL MUSEUM QUALITY PAINTING of JEFFERSON DAVIS, an AMERICAN STATESMAN and CONFEDERATE LEADER, Signed & titled: JAMES CARDELL Artist 1862; CONFEDERATE LEADER, JEFFERSON DAVIS...a great Americana item; Good Original Condition, watercolor & ink painting hand done; mounted in an antique frame; I found this painting in rural Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; THE DETAIL IS SPECTACULAR, above the portrait is a BIRD FIGURE FIRING A MUSKET, and below the portrait is a BIRD FIGURE AT CANNON; measurements: image is 27 1/2" by 21 1/4"; outer frame size is 35" by 29"; buyer will pay $46.99 UPS Shipping, with insurance & tracking; I am selling this artwork with a 7 day guarantee on authenticity and full customer satisfaction with the sale. Any questions I will answer to best of my ability. Jefferson Davis From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation , search For other uses, see Jefferson Davis (disambiguation) . Jefferson F. DavisPresident of the Confederate States of America In office February 18, 1861 – May 5, 1865 Vice President Alexander Stephens Preceded by Office instituted Howell Cobb (Provisional head of state as the Congress President) Succeeded by Office abolished End of the Confederate States, Reconstruction 23rd United States Secretary of War In office March 7, 1853 – March 3, 1857 President Franklin Pierce Preceded by Charles Magill Conrad Succeeded by John Buchanan Floyd United States Senator from Mississippi In office August 10, 1847 – September 23, 1851 Preceded by Jesse Speight Succeeded by John J. McRae In office March 4, 1857 – January 21, 1861 [1 ] Preceded by Stephen Adams Succeeded by Secession Adelbert Ames (1870) Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Mississippi's At-large congressional district In office March 4, 1845 – June 1846 Served with: Stephen Adams , Robert W. Roberts and Jacob Thompson Preceded by William H. Hammett Robert W. Roberts Jacob Thompson Tilghman M. Tucker Succeeded by Henry T. Ellett Chairman of the Senate Committee on Military Affairs In office 1849–1851 Preceded by Thomas Hart Benton Succeeded by James Shields In office 1857–1861 Preceded by John Weller Succeeded by James Wilson Born June 3, 1808 (1808-06-03 ) Christian County , Kentucky Died December 6, 1889 (1889-12-06 ) (aged 81) New Orleans , Louisiana Political party Democratic Spouse(s) Sarah Knox Taylor Varina Howell Alma mater Jefferson College Transylvania University United States Military Academy Profession Soldier , Politician Religion Episcopal Signature Military service Service/branch United States Army Mississippi Rifles Battles/wars Mexican-American War Jefferson Finis Davis (June 3, 1808 – December 6, 1889) was an American statesman and leader of the Confederacy during the American Civil War ; serving as the President for its entire history. A West Point graduate, Davis fought in the Mexican-American War as a colonel of a volunteer regiment, and was the United States Secretary of War under President Franklin Pierce . Both before and after his time in the Pierce administration, he served as a U.S. Senator representing the State of Mississippi . As a senator, he argued against secession, but did agree that each state was sovereign and had an unquestionable right to secede from the Union. On February 18, 1861, after he resigned from the U.S. Senate , Davis was selected provisional President of the Confederate States of America ; he was elected without opposition to a six-year term that November. During his presidency, Davis took charge of the Confederate war plans but was unable to find a strategy to stop the larger, more powerful and better organized Union . His diplomatic efforts failed to gain recognition from any foreign country, and he paid little attention to the collapsing Confederate economy, printing more and more paper money to cover the war's expenses. Historians have ...
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