The death and resurrection of Jefferson Davis
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The death and resurrection of Jefferson Davis
（The American crisis series : books on the Civil War era / by Steven E. Woodworth, assistant professorof history, Texas Christian University）
Rowman & Littlefield, c2005
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 159-163) and index
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Description
At the end of the Civil War, Jefferson Davis's life and reputation sunk to a seemingly-unredeemable low. The shackles and chains of Fort Monroe, where he awaited trial for treason, were a far cry from the successful political career and national recognition he enjoyed before the war. However, in the last years of his life and the first three years after his death, Davis's public image was resurrected to a stage of near adulation and his fellow southerners recognized him as one of the most important men of the south.
In this long-awaited work, Donald E. Collins explores the rise in Davis's status and the changing image of the Civil War in the North and South following the conflict. Highlighting this conversion is the three-year competition between southern cities for the honor of becoming Davis' final resting place—culminating in a thousand-mile procession from his temporary vault in New Orleans to a second state funeral in Richmond. By recounting the public mourning and political maneuvering that accompanied Jefferson Davis's two funerals and final monument, Collins adds an essential piece to the legacy of Davis and the Civil War.
Table of Contents
Foreword
Chapter 1: Jefferson Davis: American, Confederate, and Man Without a Country
Chapter 2: The First Resurrection: Davis's Southern Tour of 1886–1887
Chapter 3: The Second Resurrection: The Death and Funeral of Jefferson Davis
Chapter 4: Jefferson Davis's Last Ride: New Orleans to Richmond
Chapter 5: Recognition in Stone: The Jefferson Davis Monument
Conclusion
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