The Peace Hat: Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederacy : 無料・フリー素材/写真
The Peace Hat: Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederacy / Tony Fischer Photography
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| 説明 | Once again, Tony asked me to do his work for him and tell you a little bit about this interesting person from American history. Of course, he takes me everywhere....and he gave me the responsibility of telling the story of the Confederate President.Jefferson Davis (1808-1889) was born, like Abraham Lincoln, in Kentucky. His family seems to have been of modest circumstances, and soon moved to the newly opened southern frontier in Mississippi. Possessing intelligence and imagination, Davis graduated fro West Point where Robert E. Lee was a fellow cadet.Davis served in the United States Army at a number of posts. He resigned from the army in 1835, married the daughter of Colonel Zachary Taylor (who later became a U.S. President) and returned to Mississippi as a planter. Davis's marriage was cut short by his wife's sudden death three months later of malaria. For ten years, Davis tended to his plantation, "Brierfield".In 1845, Davis strenthened his ties to the Mississippi planter class by marrying a woman from a socially prominent family. At the same time, he was elected to Congress as a representative from Mississippi. With the outbreak of the Mexican War, however, Davis resigned his seat in order to command a Mississippi regiment. His bravery in battle won him acclaim.Davis was then elected to the United States Senate where he became a leading spokesman for southern rights. Although willing to accept the extension of the Missouri Compromise line to the Pacific, Davis argued the right of slavery to go into the territories. In 1851, Davis stepped down as senator to run against a pro-compromise "Union" candidate for governor, and lost.In 1853 he became U.S. Secretary of War in the cabinet of President Franklin Pierce, where he demonstrated his southern expansionist leanings. With the close of the Pierce administration, he returned to the Senate and became a leader of the southern defense of slavery and its constitutional right to protection in the territories. More controversially, he advocated the revival of the slave trade.Although he did not advocate immediate secession following Lincoln's election, Davis accepted his state's decision to leave the Union. With the formation of the Confederacy, he hoped for a high military position, and when news arrived at Brierfield of his selection as provisional President, his wife described him as "so grieved that I feared some evil had befallen our family." Davis, nevertheless, accepted the position, and on February 18, 1861 was inaugurated President.On May 19, 1865, Davis was imprisoned at Fortress Monroe, on the coast of Virginia. He was placed in irons for three days. Davis was indicted for treason a year later. After two years of imprisonment, he was released on bail which was posted by prominent citizens of both northern and southern states, including Horace Greeley, and Cornelius Vanderbilt. In December 1868, the court rejected a motion to nullify the indictment, but the prosecution dropped the case in February 1869. After being subject to blame and criticism for the fall of the Confederacy, Davis was considered a hero once again by most southern people for his courage in the face of his imprisonment.He, his wife Varina, and daughter Winnie are buried in Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia, along with U.S. Presidents Monroe and Tyler, and several notable confederates including J.E.B. Stuart.(This is dedicated to our friend Jeff, aka smokejmt...check out his photostream for some great photos and history)- The Peace Hat |
| 撮影日 | 2008-08-22 15:40:38 |
| 撮影者 | Tony Fischer Photography |
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| カメラ | NIKON D300 , NIKON CORPORATION |
| 露出 | 0.006 sec (1/160) |
| 開放F値 | f/6.3 |
| 焦点距離 | 22 mm |