Jefferson Davis
Born: June 3, 1808 Fairview, KY
1828-1835: Jefferson Davis was a Second Lieutenant in the Blackhawk war.
December, 1845: Davis was elected to Congress.
1846-1847: Jefferson Davis returned to the military to be a general during the Mexican-American war.
1847: Jefferson Davis was elected senator of Mississippi.
Feb 18, 1861: Jefferson Davis separated from the Union, because he supported slavery, and was elected President of the Confederate States of America
May 10, 1865: Davis was captured by Union forces near Irwinville, VA.
May 22, 1865-May 13, 1867: Davis was imprisoned at Fort Monroe in VA.
Dec 6, 1889: Jefferson Davis died in New Orleans, LA of bronchitis, and was buried in the Hollywood Cemetery.
1828-1835: Jefferson Davis was a Second Lieutenant in the Blackhawk war.
December, 1845: Davis was elected to Congress.
1846-1847: Jefferson Davis returned to the military to be a general during the Mexican-American war.
1847: Jefferson Davis was elected senator of Mississippi.
Feb 18, 1861: Jefferson Davis separated from the Union, because he supported slavery, and was elected President of the Confederate States of America
May 10, 1865: Davis was captured by Union forces near Irwinville, VA.
May 22, 1865-May 13, 1867: Davis was imprisoned at Fort Monroe in VA.
Dec 6, 1889: Jefferson Davis died in New Orleans, LA of bronchitis, and was buried in the Hollywood Cemetery.
General Robert E. Lee
Born: Jan 19, 1807, Stratford Hall, VA
Died: Oct 12, 1870 (63 years old) Lexington, VA
1846-1848: Winfield Scott’s chief aide in the march from Veracruz to Mexico City
1852: Lee was appointed superintendent of Military Academy at West Point
1861: Lee became head general of the Confederate Army
Apr 9, 1865: Lee was captured by Union forces at Appomattox Courthouse, VA.
After the Civil War Lee lost his right to vote, and property
Sep 28, 1870: Lee has a stroke
Oct 12, 1870: Lee dies from the stroke, he is buried underneath Lee Chapel at Washington and Lee University
Died: Oct 12, 1870 (63 years old) Lexington, VA
1846-1848: Winfield Scott’s chief aide in the march from Veracruz to Mexico City
1852: Lee was appointed superintendent of Military Academy at West Point
1861: Lee became head general of the Confederate Army
Apr 9, 1865: Lee was captured by Union forces at Appomattox Courthouse, VA.
After the Civil War Lee lost his right to vote, and property
Sep 28, 1870: Lee has a stroke
Oct 12, 1870: Lee dies from the stroke, he is buried underneath Lee Chapel at Washington and Lee University