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Jefferson Davis Frontispiece
Jefferson Davis’ Birthplace, at Fairview, Ky. 15
Where Jefferson Davis Boarded While in Lexington 17
Transylvania College at Lexington 19
Jefferson Davis at Thirty-five 31
Briarfield, Jefferson Davis’ Home 33
The Room in the Briars in Which Jefferson Davis Was Married 37
General Taylor and Colonel Davis at Monterey 43
The Charge of Colonel Davis’ Regiment at Buena Vista 47
Jefferson Davis as United States Senator in 1847 51
Jefferson Davis as Secretary of War 57
The Capitol at Richmond 77
Interior of Fort Sumter after the Surrender 93
Henry Clay Addressing the Senate on the Missouri Compromise 99
Edward Ruffin 103
Robert Toombs 107
General Joseph E. Johnston 111
Generals Lee, Jackson and Johnston 113
C. G. Memminger 119
The Site of the Prison Camp on the James River Below Richmond 133
On the Field of Cold Harbor Today 137
The Battle of the Crater 143
Mr. and Mrs. Davis in 1863 147
The Davis Children in 1863 153
The Famous Libby Prison as It Appeared at the Close of the War 157
The Surrender of Lee 163
Richmond as Gen. Weitzel Entered It 169
The Davis Mansion 195
The Davis Monument at Richmond 201