![]() ![]() He suffered from chronic maladies, made worse by the unending burdens of the office. As a chief executive, he could be expected to raise and supply armies, to appoint capable commanders, and to forge an overall military strategy.ĭavis’s professional attainments earned him the unwanted office, but his personal characteristics arguably shaped his presidency. A West Point graduate, Mexican War hero, innovative Secretary of War, and senator, Davis possessed training and experience that boded well for a commander-in-chief likely to lead a nation to war. In fact, no southern politician seemed more prepared for the presidency than Jefferson Davis. ![]() ![]() ![]() He had not wanted the office, expecting it to be given to Howell Cobb of Georgia. He had been unanimously elected provisional president of the fledgling Confederacy by delegates at a convention in Montgomery, Alabama. Jefferson Davis and his wife Varina were tending their rose garden on their Mississippi plantation when a messenger delivered a telegram to the former United States senator. Embattled Rebel: Jefferson Davis as Commander in Chief by James M. ![]()
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