DAVIS (JOSEPH EMORY) PAPERS, 1824-1880

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DAVIS (JOSEPH EMORY) PAPERS, 1824-1880

Papers document the business and personal affairs of Davis (1784-1870), the eldest brother of Jefferson Davis. Forms part of the Natchez Trace Collection.

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Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889

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Mary Ann Lamar Cobb (1818-1889), wife of Gen. Howell Cobb (1815-1868). From the description of Letter to Mary Ann Lamar Cobb, 1888 Oct. 2. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38476494 Jefferson Davis (1808-1889) was born in Kentucky. He attended Transylvania University for a short time before enrolling at West Point in 1824, at the age of 16. He graduated in 1828 and immediately joined the First Infantry. His regiment was engaged in the Blackhawk War of 1831. In 1833, he became a...

Davis, Joseph E. (Joseph Emory), 1784-1870

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