LIFE AND REMINISCENCES JEFFEESON DAVIS. BT DISTINGUISHED MEN OF HIS TIME. BY How. JOHN W. DANIEL, Unltad Stta Senator from Virginia. BALTIMORE B. H. WOODWAED COMPANY. 1890. CONTENTS. PACE BIRTH-PLACE OF JEFFERSON DAVIS, 3 His EARLY I IFE 3 TRAINING AT ACADEMY … 3 STUDENT AT TRANSYLVANIA ACADEMY 4 CADET AT WEST POINT 4 SECOND LIEUTENANT IN THE REGULAR ARMY 4 SERVICE ON THE NORTHWESTERN FRONTIER 4 REVSIGNED His COMMISSION 4 PRESIDENTIAL BLECTOR IN 1845, 5 TO U. S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 5 AREER 6 WAR WITH MEXICO . 6 OF THE u MlSSISSIPPt RlF ES 7 OF MONTEREY . 8 OF BUENA VISTA 11 COLONEL DAVIS WOXWDED 13 APPOINTED U. S. SENATOR 14 His VKWWS CONCERNING THE UNION IN 1850 15 THE SoxmiERN TRXXJMVIRATE 19 SPEECH ON THE OCCASION OF HIS RETIRING FROM THE U. S. SENATE, JAN. 21, 1861 22 SECRETARY OF WAR UNDER FRANKLIN PIERCE 3 ELECTED PRESIDENT OF TH CONFEDERATE STATES … 34 His INAUGURAL ADDRESS . . - 34 SPEECH AT RICHMOND 37 HISTORIC ROOMS 39 T yi CONTENTS. PAOB A LOVABLE MAN 41 ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION 43 THE EVACUATION 42 SUPPLEMENTING AN INADEQUATE SALARY 43 SLOW TO FORGET A WRONG 44 His VIGOROUS PERSONALITY 44 His LAST VISIT TO RICHMOND 45 ANDERSONVILLE 46 SURRENDER OF GENERAL LEE … ., 50 ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT LINCOLN 50 DEPARTURE FROM RICHMOND t ……. 50 INCARCERATED IN FORTRESS MONROE . . sr VISITS TO CANADA AND ENGLAND, … 52 SETTLEMENT AT BEAUVOIR 53 A DAY AT BEAUVOIR 54 THE BUILDINGS AT BEAUVOIR 55 THE VENERABLE EX-PRESIDENT THE MOST INTERESTING TALKER, ., ., 56 GRADUAL EMANCIPATION OF THE NWGRO 58 MRS. JEFFERSON DAVIS ., , , , , , , , 59 VISIT TO HIS BIRTH-PLACE h RECEPTION OF LIBERTY BELL ., 64 His LAST ILLNESS, 65 THE DEATH CHAMBER. ., , , 5 MRS. DAVISMINISTRATIONS ., ., 66 CLINGING TO Hox . ., , , THE PATIKNT DI SPONDENT. -, 7 THE BATAL ATTACK, . s BREATHED Hw LIFE AWAY 69 A CRUSHING BLOW . ., .., .. ., . 70 CAUSE OF DEATH ……., …., , , , , .. 71 THE EVENT ANNOUNCED, . 7t AN AWED SILENCE, .., . . 73 BROUGHT Cw FLOWERS, , ., 74 MR. DAVIS BODY SERVANT ., , , 75 MORE THAN HE COULD BEAR, , ., 75 PRAYERS FOR THE DECEASED, 77 CONTENTS. . v ii PAGE TOUCHED THE FEATURES o THE BEAD 77 THE CASKET 78 ARRANGING FOR THE FUNERAI, 78 THE FUNERAI, …. 82 THE CITY HAW, 82 PAW, BEARERS 83 OP THE REMAINS 84 SERVICES 85 BISHOP GAIAEHKRS ADDRESS 85 THE PROCESSION 88 TOUTING BICJXS 89 AT Tm CEMETERV., 90 THE FXNAI, CEREMONIES 92 IN THE TOMB, 95 A QUESTION XN CONCLUSION, 99 REMINISCENCES AND ADDRESSES. A TlUIWTE IfROM A C ASSMATK ………….. 107 By General George V. Joncw, Ex-lTnltecl Stales MiniLcr. AN Atn MAN AND A LIUDWR ….………. 129 tty Jnmc Campbell, Kx Poxtmnnter-Genenil of the United States. CORRECTION ANI MISRKI RSNTATION ……….. 141, M. Curry, T, r y, I. OPINIONS AND TMpRsmioNS …………. 152 Jjy Hem, A, H, Garland, JCx-Attorrjcy-Ocncral of the United State, By lion, J. Rhiidolph, Tucket JWEWKKAON I AVI8 ……. …, ……. 168 By Hon. O, 0, Vt, U, B, Bcnator from Mlisouri, via CONTENTS. PACK ADDRESS . ……………… 75 By Rev. Moses Hoge, D. D DAVIS IN TEXAS IN 1875, ……… 188 By -Governor F. R. I ubbock. REMINISCENCE ………………….. 194 By General A. R. kawton, -Minister to Russia and Quartermaster-General in the Confederate Army. JEFFERSON DAVIS AS I KNEW HIM ….., ., .., . 204 By Hon. Reuben Davis. AND TRIBUTE …………… 2X4 By Hon. George Davis, Member of Mr. Davis Cabinet My DEAD HERO………. ……… 2 4 Bv Rev. Charles Minnfgerode, D. D., Mr. Davis Pastor during th War, AN AMERICAN tfo BE PROUD OP ………….. 342 By Colonel Charles Marshall, Member of General R Lce Wtftff. ADDRESS AND TRIBXJTE ………….… 047 By General Fibthugh I ee, Governor of Virginia REMINISCENCES ., … …………….., 259 By United States Senator Reagan, Member of Mr. Davi Cabinet ADDRESS …………………. . 269 By Governor J. B. Gordon, of Georgia. IMPRISONMENT OF JEV ERSON DAVIS ………… 274 By Hon. S…