The Jefferson Davis's Citizenship Restoration Story

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Standing Firm: Jefferson Davis’s Life After the War

Jefferson Davis with his second wife, Varina Howell Davis

In the aftermath of war, when the cannons fall silent and the soldiers return home, the real reckoning begins. For Jefferson Davis—my great-great-grandfather—that reckoning was not just political. It was deeply personal.

After the fall of the Confederacy, Davis faced what many might have found unbearable: the los...

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Why Jefferson Davis Lost His Citizenship

Jefferson Davis was the president of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War. After the war ended in 1865, the United States government took away his citizenship. This decision was highly controversial and still sparks debates among historians and legal experts.

The main reason for taking away Jefferson Davis's citizenship was his involvement in the Civil War. As the president of t...

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