The Papers of Jefferson Davis: September 1864-May 1865

by Jefferson Davis

During the last nine months of the Civil War, virtually all of the news reports and President Jefferson Davis's correspondence confirmed the imminent demise of the Confederate States, the nation Davis had striven to uphold since 1861. But despite defeat after defeat on the battlefield, a recalcitrant Congress, nay-sayers in the press, disastrous financial conditions, failures in foreign policy and peace efforts, and plummeting national morale,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807129097
• ISBN13: 9780807129098
• Release Date: November 2003
• Publisher: LSU Press
• Length: 699 Pages
• Weight: 2.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.9" x 7.0" x 9.1"