Mississippi celebrates the birthday of Confederate States of America President Jefferson Davis on Memorial Day. What to know about the state holiday ...

Jefferson Davis' birthday is one of three confederate holidays in Alabama. See when it is observed and what closures will happen.

Every family has its stories, traditions, heirlooms and recipes passed down over the years. Family folklore helps families ...

A pistol belonging to Jefferson Davis fetched a hefty ... Select reports note that Davis, who was accompanied by family, attempted to escape during the commotion, with some of the more ...

"As a person whose family’s legacy has been in part defined ... Carter Hill Road high school be named, “in memory of Jefferson Davis, the first and last president of the Confederate States ...

Members of the Wisconsin Cavalry and the 4th Michigan Cavalry were chosen for an important expedition: to capture the Confederate president, Jefferson Davis. Among the first soldiers chosen from ...

Who is Jefferson Davis and what you should know ... His inauguration took place at the Alabama State Capitol. Davis and his family lived in Montgomery at what became known as the First White ...

An 1865 cartoon depicts Jefferson Davis' alleged escape attempt in a hoop ... and passed down through subsequent generations of the Hines family — most recently by Edwin’s great granddaughter ...

Davis and his family lived in Montgomery at what became ... In Alabama, state offices will close in observance of Jefferson Davis' birthday, which is recognized as a state holiday.