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What was jefferson davis role in the civil war

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Jefferson Davis (1808-1889) was a Mexican War hero, U.S. senator from Mississippi, U.S. secretary of war and president of the Confederate States of America for the duration of the American Civil War (1861-1865). ... In February 1861 he was elected president of the Confederacy.

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He was the president of the Confederate States of America during the time of the civil war.

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