The Papers of Jefferson Davis

The Papers of Jefferson Davis home page includes numerous sub-pages that feature biographical information, extra background on events in Davis' life, and many photographs of Davis and his family. The majority of the sub-pages are linked to the Jefferson Davis Chronology. Below is a master list of all pages, sub-pages, photographs, and internal links on this web site.

Table of Contents
Primary Pages
Pages About the Project
Documents
Pages About Research
Information on Jefferson Davis
Sketches of Family and Friends
Residences
Images

Primary Pages

The Papers of Jefferson Davis Home Page
- Information on the Photograph Featured on the Title Page

Pages About the Project

About The Papers of Jefferson Davis
Published Volumes
- Volume 1
- Volume 2
- Volume 3
- Volume 4
- Volume 5
- Volume 6
- Volume 7
  --Volume 7 Online Index
- Volume 8
  --Volume 8 Online Index
- Volume 9
  --Volume 9 Online Index
- Volume 10
  --Volume 10 Online Index
- Volume 11
  --Volume 11 Online Index
- Volume 12
Projected Volumes
How to Order Our Volumes
How You Can Help the Project
Jefferson Davis Documents
Record of Delinquencies of the Corps of Cadets, June 5, 1828
To Sarah Knox Taylor, December 6, 1834
To William Allen, July 24, 1840
Speech recommending John C. Calhoun for president, January 8, 1844
To William Allen, March 25, 1844
"Eulogy on the Life and Character of Andrew Jackson," June 28, 1845
On Oregon Territory, May 12, 1846
To Joseph E. Davis, September 25, 1846
Speech at Vicksburg, November 10, 1846
To Charles J. Searles, September 19, 1847
To John J. Crittenden, January 30, 1849
Speech at Jackson, May 7, 1849
Remarks on Henry Clay's Resolutions, January 29, 1850
To Lowndes County Citizens, November 22, 1850
Speech at Philadelphia, [July 12, 1853]
To William R. Cannon, December 13, 1853
To William B. Howell, October 22, 1854
Speech at Vicksburg, June 6, 1855
Library of Congress Loan Record, [October 26, 1855]
To Collin S. Tarpley, December 19, 1855
To Franklin Pierce, December 1, 1856
Speech at Boston, October 11, 1858
Resolutions on the Relations of the States, February 2, 1860
Reply to William H. Seward, February 29, 1860
Address to the National Democracy, May 7, 1860
Speech at Washington, July 9, 1860
To Robert Barnwell Rhett, Jr., November 10, 1860
To Franklin Pierce, January 20, 1861
Farewell Address to the Senate, January 21, 1861
First Inaugural Address, February 18, 1861
Speech at Richmond, June 1, 1861
To Samuel Cooper, July 21, 1861
Endorsement on Beauregard's Manassas Report, [October 30, 1861]
To Congress of the Confederate States, November 18, 1861
To Joseph E. Davis, February 21, 1862
Second Inaugural Address, February 22, 1862
To Congress of the Confederate States, February 25, 1862
To Varina Howell Davis, [May 30, 1862]
To Varina Howell Davis, June 19, 1862
From Robert E. Lee, September 3, 1862
From Mary Jane B. Lipscomb, November 15, 1862
Speech at Jackson, Miss., December 26, 1862
Speech at Raleigh, N.C., January 5, 1863
Speech at Richmond, January 5, 1863
To E. Kirby Smith, May 8, 1863
To James M. Howry, August 27, 1863
Speech at Missionary Ridge, Ga., October 10, 1863
Speech at Wilmington, N.C., November 5, 1863
To E. Kirby Smith, November 19, 1863
To Congress of the Confederate States, May 2, 1864
Speech at Macon, September 23, 1864
African Church Speech, February 6, 1865
To John Forsyth, February 21, 1865
To the People of the Confederacy, April 4, 1865
To Varina Howell Davis, April 23, 1865
To Nelson A. Miles, June 30, 1865
To Varina Howell Davis, August 21, 1865
From Judah P. Benjamin, May 28, 1867
To Joseph E. Davis, July 22, 1867
To A. Dudley Mann, November 4, 1868
To Isham G. Harris, June 22, 1869
Speech at Richmond, [November 3, 1870]

Pages About Research

Information on Jefferson Davis

Jefferson Davis Bibliography (a selective list)
Jefferson Davis Chronology
Davis Family Genealogy
- First and Second Generations
- Second and Third Generations
- Third and Fourth Generations
- Joseph Emory Davis Family (brother)
- Benjamin Davis Family (brother)
- Samuel A. Davis Family (brother)
- Anna Eliza Davis Smith Family (sister)
- Isaac Williams Davis Family (brother)
- Lucinda Farrar Davis Davis Stamps Family (sister)
- Amanda Jane Davis Bradford Family (sister)
- Mary Ellen Davis Davis Family (sister)
- Jefferson F. Davis Family
- Margaret Davis Hayes Family
Frequently Asked Questions about Jefferson Davis
Jefferson Davis' Marriage to Varina Banks Howell

Residences

Rosemont (Davis' boyhood home)
The Briars (site of marriage to Varina Howell)
Brierfield (Davis' plantation)
The White House of the Confederacy (Davis' wartime residence)
Beauvoir (Davis' last home)

Images

Jefferson Davis
- Portrait, 1830s/40s (watercolor on ivory by George L. Saunders)
- Wedding photograph, with Varina, 1845
- Photograph, c1858 (taken in Washington, D.C.)
- Photograph, 1859 (taken in Washington by Montgomery C. Meigs)
- Photograph, c1860 (taken in Washington by Mathew B. Brady)
- Photograph, c1860 (full version of same picture, with information on photograph)
- Portrait, 1861 (image on $50 Confederate bill, issued 1861)
- Photograph, May 13, 1865 (not visable; in ambulance after capture)
- Photograph, 1869 (taken in Scotland)
- Photograph, 1880s (on beach at Beauvoir)
- Photograph, 1884/85 (with Varina, Margaret, and grandchildren)
- Portrait, 1880s (unknown origins)
- Photograph, c1886 (by Columbus W. Motes)
- Photograph, 1888 (by William W. Washburn)
- Photograph, December 11, 1889 (funeral procession in New Orleans)
Varina Howell Davis
- Wedding photograph, with Davis, 1845
- Portrait, 1849 (watercolor on ivory by John Wood Dodge)
- Photograph, 1884/85 (with Davis, Margaret, and grandchildren)
Samuel Emory Davis
- Bust
Margaret Howell Davis Hayes
- Photograph, c1866 (in Montreal)
- Photograph, c1867 (in Montreal, with siblings)
- Wedding photograph, 1876
- Photograph, c1880s
- Photograph, 1884/85 (with her parents and children at Beauvoir)
- Photograph, 1890s (with Winnie)
Jefferson Davis, Jr.
- Photograph, c1867 (in Montreal, with siblings)
- Photograph, mid-1870s
William Howell Davis
- Photograph, c1867 (in Montreal, with siblings)
- Two Photographs, c1870
Varina Anne "Winnie" Davis
- Photograph, c1867 (in Montreal, with siblings)
- Photograph, c1880 (school photo, Karlsruhe, Germany)
- Photograph, late 1880s
- Portrait, late 1880s (depicting her as "The Daughter of the Confederacy")
- Photograph, 1890s (with Margaret)
Joel Addison Hayes (photograph, c1880s)
Grandchildren (photograph, of Varina Howell Davis Hayes [Webb], Lucy White Hayes [Young], and Jefferson Hayes-Davis at Beauvoir, 1884/85)
Joseph Emory Davis (photograph, c1859)
Eliza Van Benthuysen Davis (photograph, c1859)
William Burr Howell (portrait)
Margaret Kempe Howell (photograph, Montreal, 1866)
Robert E. Lee
- Photograph, c1862-63
- Photograph by Mathew B. Brady, Richmond, 1865
Joseph E. Johnston (photograph, c1862)
P. G. T. Beauregard (photograph, c1862-63)
Braxton Bragg (photograph, c1862-63)
Sarah Anne Ellis Dorsey (photograph, c1870s)
Salmon P. Chase
John C. Underwood
Rosemont (modern photograph)
The Briars (modern photograph)
Brierfield (drawing from the 1800s)
White House of the Confederacy (modern photograph)
White House of the Confederacy (photograph, c1865)
Beauvoir (photograph, late 1800s)
Seal of the Confederacy (photograph of impression)
$50 Confederate bill (issued in 1861, featuring Davis' image)