Jefferson C. Davis
Military Person
1828 – 1879
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Who was Jefferson C. Davis?
Jefferson Columbus Davis was an officer in the United States Army who served in the Mexican-American War, the Civil War, and the Modoc War. He was the first commander of the Department of Alaska, from 1867 to 1870. Although successful in a number of Civil War battles, he is best remembered for two attributes: the similarity of his name to that of Confederate President Jefferson Davis and his murder of a superior officer during an argument in the Civil War.
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- Born
- Mar 2, 1828
Clark County - Also known as
- Jefferson Columbus Davis
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Died
- Nov 30, 1879
Chicago - Resting place
- Crown Hill Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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