What Ever Happened to Confederate President Jefferson Davis? 

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"What ever happened to confederate President Jefferson Davis?" I'm gonna take a shot in the dark here and say he died.

That was really interesting, never knew what happened to him. History class focused on signing the surrender by Lee and jumped to reconstruction period. Thank you for making!

In short: Davis was imprisoned for two years, but convicting him of treason would prove problematic since his actions *technically* weren't unconstitutional. Moreover, it wasn't in the Union's interest to make a martyr out of their former enemy, hence why they let him off the hook rather easily. Later in life, he wrote a book on the history of the CSA, which was met by glowing praise from none other than Oscar Wilde. Davis died in relative obscurity in 1889.

Q: What Ever Happened to Confederate President Jefferson Davis? A: He died.

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Simon, i love you for uploading this video. As an avid American History buff, for basically my whole life, I have actually never thought what happened to Davis after the war, but I read the title & it immediately drew me in, my favorite part of American history is the civil war era & the 60s-70s. So thank you for uploading this & i hope you stay safe & stay healthy my bearded friend.😊

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He changed his name to Waldo and we've been wondering where he is ever since

Enjoyed the video, thanks for posting it and many others.

My great-grandfather, Charles T. Hudson, captured him in the Civil War. We have a button and pieces of fabric from the cloak Davis was wearing, as well as the original newspaper clippings of when he was captured. It’s now in the possession of my brother, Charles T. Hudson IV.

Robert E. Lee didn't sign confederate surrender, just the surrender of the army of northern Virginia

He kept himself to himself - his remains remain there... Who writes this gold?

As the Union Army moved through Mississippi, George Johnson, one of Jefferson Davis' slaves (a slave in the privileged position of bookkeeper for the plantations there), became alarmed. Loyal to his master, Johnson got a "pass" to travel to Virginia to warn Davis and to propose a way of protecting Davis' estates from the Union Army. Johnson persuaded Davis to sign over the deeds to Davis' Mississippi plantations to George Johnson. Johnson returned to Mississippi, and when the Union Army arrived, Johnson was asked, "Who owns these plantations?" "I do. My name is on the deeds." Problem solved! When Davis returned to Mississippi, Johnson restored ownership to Davis. Astonishing. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-qN-p98lYOnQ.html

It's quite funny watching these back and being able to guess how long ago it was by the length of Simons beard lol.

Your presentation and research into these type of subjects is really what makes me love this channel.

He was treated very well for an official enemy of the state.

Excellent job of just presenting the story. I had always wondered what became of ol' Jeff

He sank into drugs and booze, then eventually formed “Jefferson Airplane,” as an outlet for his despair.

God Bless U.S.A. And C.S.A. Veterans as we are all Americans and should unite against foreign enemies instead of making enemies of eachother

As an ancestor of Davis, on my grandmother's side, it was nice to see a more accurate description of his life after the war.

Davis' first wife was Sarah Knox Taylor, the daughter of future president Zachary Taylor. She died 3 months into the marriage from malaria.

Love the content. Can you do one on Kaiser Willhem II after WWI?

2:05 Jefferson Davis left all the money of the treasury to Captain Clark,where it disappeared under mysterious circumstances. That was the most interesting fact about this whole video.

Interesting how people remember Abraham Lincoln way better than Ulysses S Grant, but nobody remembers Jefferson Davis as well a Robert E Lee.

No matter the foreign accent, the narration is clear, swift and excellent in content.

Ya sweater looks like old tv static. Love it!

Lincoln and Jefferson Davis were both born in Kentucky.

Love the channel I look forward everyday to learn something new! Can't wait to see what's coming tomorrow.

Thanks for the educational video!

Davis and Nathan Bedford Forrest both resided in Memphis for a time after the war. I live near Moscow, TN and Bedford passed through our property on his way to raid the railroad that runs to Memphis. So much civil war history around here, it's kinda nuts...

as a recent graduate student in Military history, and as someone who thoroughly studied the end of the Confederate government and Davis' movements after leaving Richmond, I must say that your little talk was very much historically accurate...

Nitpick: The surrender signed at Appotomatox Courthouse was not a surrender of the whole Confederacy. It was a surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia. Lee had no authority to surrender for the Confederacy as a whole. However, since the Army of Northern Virginia was a large fraction of the Confederacy's remaining troops, the surrender ended up spurring the remaining forces of the Confederacy to surrender in short order.

Wow this the first Today I found Out video I've seen. And after getting so used to Buisness Blaze, its weird to see Simon in a well lit room looking bright and cheerful

Definitely interesting as it answered why he’s in Hollywood Cemetary where I’ve been this grave. Hubby retired from the Army very shortly before Ft. Monroe was decommissioned. What a tragic, short-sighted move that was. It’s construction was overseen by a brilliant Army engineer named Robert E. Lee.

Error at 0:48 - A Common misconception, Grant and Lee did not meet in ‘the Appomattox Courthouse’, they met in the private home of Wilmer Mclean in the hamlet of Appomattox Courthouse. Edit: Spelling (thank you, commenters)

The surrender was signed at Appomattox Courthouse, not the Appomattox Courthouse :) The town was called Appomattox Courthouse and the treaty was signed at the private house of William McLean in Appomattox Courthouse. This was a really well done video and did a good job of shining light on a portion of history I wasn't aware of!

I've been to Fort Monroe and I suggest anyone would enjoy visiting that place. I did not know that Davis was held there until the time I visited. Sauk Indian war chief Black Hawk was also held there. You could do a few videos about that area, the Tidewater region of Virginia.

great video !

The Emancipation Proclamation did not out law all slavery in the United States, only in the south. In northern states like Maryland it was still practiced and legal until the 13th Amendment was adopted in December 1865 8 months after the end of Civil War.

Question of the day: Could Simon still talk if he were wearing handcuffs?

Just a couple of small corrections in your video. The last CSA cabinet meeting was held in Washington, GA, on May 5, 1965, not May 4. Also, the location was then known as Heard House. It now is a branch of the Georgia Bank but was not a bank at that time.

Excellent video, Thank you .

He had a pretty damn good defense attorney.

As an American, I must say that you did a fantastic job covering this topic. 10 out of 10.

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Jefferson Davis’ daughter Varina Anne’s life is another interesting story. Her life basically was ruined because of her father’s reputation, but from the Southern side. She fell in love with the son of a prominent Abolitionist family, a pretty sad love story and somewhat tragic.

First video oon your channel I’ve ever watched. Well done I enjoyed it thoroughly

You have people fighting over statues & arguing that it’s about history but people rarely take the time to actually learn even about it.

Now that’s a grave I will spit on

Thank you for all History videos friend.

That quote at 4:27 is awesome, because it shows that at least one person thought 2 years of imprisonment in the United States without a trial is absurd, and agreed to pay part of someone's bail. In 1885! He would be shocked how long people wait in the US nowadays. And that debtors prisons are basically run by municipal, state, and federal government's dime.

Some of this History is precious and many of my fellow Americans are keen to find out. Thx!

One fact I will always love, when in a proper trial setting, the federal government was not confident that secession would be found unconstitutional, and so didn't even try. All of this after a war with an estimated 1M+ casualty list, civilians included and making up 40%(the highest confirmed of any u.s. involved war).

His gravestone reads "an American soldier." The copium is real LMAO

Excellent History lesson professor! I know many who struggled in history, who would have loved to have you as their History Teacher, I'm one of them :)!

Jefferson Davis also owned a Saloon. I think it was called The Boar's Nest. It had a good looking waitress named Daisy.

Well done. Enjoyed the history.

Great information; thanks.

I am an American Civil War historian, and a descendant of several civil war soldiers. Your segment is a concise and generally fair profile of Jefferson Davis. It is important to note that he opposed secession, and was shocked and mortified when he was informed he had been elected President of the Confederacy. He did not seek or want the job, but as a gentleman loyal to his state, he accepted it and did his best. He was severely hindered by the very constitutional structure of the Confederacy which lacked the central power of Lincoln's Union. Davis also lacked the full administrative skill set needed for a war time president. He was blessed with military genius, Lee, Jackson, Longstreet and Stewart, to name a few, but he failed to take full advantage of them. The Confederate army also suffered some unfortunately timed blunders, such as a dropped battle plan discovered by the enemy, accidentally shot generals, and other bungles. Furthermore, Davis and the Confederacy lacked any serious manufacturing capacity, railroads, or a sound central monetary system. Had all things been entirely equal, (resources, manufacturing, railroads, monetary infrastructure, naval power, and emergency government war powers) the Confederacy would have easily prevailed. It had better fighting men, better generals, and the moral urgency to kick the Yankees out of their southern homes. All things were NOT equal, however, and therefore, under the then current and and reasonably anticipated, foreseeable circumstances, the Confederacy was doomed to failure from the first vote for secession. The entire American Civil War could have been gamed out logically and strategically by Confederate military experts, but they didn't exist, and it was overshadowed by self-righteousness and overblown regional pride. Although they were skilled fighters and marksman, southern state militias had no serious, formal military training. Any training of the Confederate soldiers occurred in the field. In essence, the Confederate Army was an ill-equipped massive, armed mob that took the general form of an army. The fact they succeeded as much as they did was a tribute to them as men, their leaders, Lee, Jackson and others, and the incompetence of the Union Army until Lincoln appointed Grant. As noted earlier, the Confederate army was composed of an aggregation of state militias, there was no single Confederate army, unlike the Union which had state units under the single central Federal command of Grant, and Lincoln. If Jefferson Davis had aggressively​ declared Martial Law in the Confederacy and imposed emergency war powers, whether they were in the Confederate Constitution or not, and then used military units from Virginia to enforce them early, then federalized all state units, and acted quickly to invade the north and capture Washington after the victory of Bull Run, the Confederacy would exist today. The will to fight was not present in the North until later in the war, and they would likely have negotiated a quick peace, creating two American nations. Up until the appointment of US Grant as General, the Southern victories were brilliant tactical wins, taking advantage of poor Union strategies. US Grant was the beginning of the end for the South because he and Sherman were strategists, and excellent field tacticians. They were also not afraid to fight and take terrible losses. All that said, what about slavery? Slavery was a dying concept, and would have been rendered useless withing 15 years anyway. So as early as 1865, 1870, or as late as 1880 slavery would have been abolished in the South due to steam power and mechanization. Interestingly, a report in the Times of London reportedly frightened Lincoln, because it suggested British government officials were expressing concerns that their former upstart colonies could not behave themselves, and needed the firm hand of the Crown to stop the carnage and bloodshed. After all, the Crown had some responsibility to intervene like a parent between two squabbling teenagers who were drawing blood in a family fist fight. Lincoln rightfully feared Crown support for the Confederacy, and redoubled his efforts to defeat the South which was actually on the verge of prevailing, against all odds. It worked and it was the turning point of the war. What did Lincoln do? The answer is summed up in one word: Gettysburg.

Jefferson Davis when he had been paroled visited Toronto Canada and stayed for several days. While there he was feted and invited to several dinners. The band of my regiment The Queens Own Rifles serenaded him outside his hotel room in the evenings.

I saw The Rise of Hannibal last night. Turns out 'the cheecks' are 'a good cut of face meat'. Haha. Dig ur show. Keep it up ✌

He looks like budget Abraham Lincoln

General Lee did not surrender "The Confederacy" at Appomattox. He surrendered The Army of Northern Virginia... That effectively put any hope of victory out of reach but there were still other Rebel Armies in the field and ships at sea.

Excellent video, Sir. You are well informed about American history, and I appreciate that. Unlike other Brits in RU-vid that make ignorant statements about our history. Thank you again.

Had no idea! Thanks, Simon.

Great presentation.... Never thought about the after math

These videos are like clickbait, but they actually give you the information you've hoped for. Keep it up.

This is crazy, I was recommended this, and I had literally just thought about this like 2 days ago but forgot to search it up

Great video. That microphone placement however was very distracting. Try going on the sweater in the center, or buy a clip designed to go under the sweater...but that clip and placement really distract.

You left out that he was ruined financially by the war and at his last residence in Biloxi he spent his remaining years helping soldiers of either side along with slaves displaced by the war.

A fun fact: at his house, Beauvoir, Ole Jeff once entertained Oscar Wilde during Oscar's celebrated tour of the United States. The two shared a love of the Greek and Roman classics in the original.

saw the title and thought "he died."

I am from Danville, VA. Because so many of his cabinet members were there it has the nicknamed the Last Capital of the Confederacy.

The most upsetting thing about the end of the Civil War and Reconstruction was the way the southern leaders got away with little consequences for their actions.

7:05 amusing that his tombstone conveniently leaves out every connection to the Confederacy. "US Senate 1857-1861" and absolutely nothing after that.

I always wondered what happened to him, thanks Simon.

Interesting information 🤔 thanks 😊

I grew up in Richmond Virginia and remember going to Hollywood cemetery and seeing the various graves of Davis and other historical figures

Jefferson Davis looks like Lincoln’s cousin, the kind you that when you see them together you’re like: “are you related?”

As a college student in New Orleans attending Xavier Univ.I would jog over Jefferson Davis Parkway to the LA.Superdome,& jog around the Dome 3x was the most I did, now glad to have viewed that city, or stat will change the name to X.U.'s former long time President Norman Francis(when I attended 1979-1981) in his name, progress can be achieved

Very interesting. I love stuff like this.

I get the feeling that after the Civil War ended, Davis squeezed out a bunch of dookies

What this video doesn't mention: On October 17, 1978, President Jimmy Carter signed Senate Joint Resolution 16, restoring Davis' U.S. citizenship retroactive to the Christmas pardon of 1868. This act Carter referred to as the last act of reconciliation in the Civil War.

This guy makes me love history again. Not since high school have i enjoyed it this much.

I've seen that prison cell that Jefferson Davis was held captive in. You could actually walk into that cell and see how his cell was laid out. Fort Monroe is an interesting place to visit.

Lol, he was wearing a petticoat; damn. And they made a song of it and someone drew it 🤣🤣🤣. And we think social media is savage this day.

This video did not cover his and his wife's time after the war in Canada, in Montreal.

There's a plaque on the sidewalk in Charlotte NC. It says on this spot Jeff Davis was informed of Lincoln's assaination.

His final residence near Biloxi is a historic site. I saw it while driving by in the late 90's.

FUN FACT: jefferson was armed with a henry repeating rifle on the night of his arrest .

No need for the background music on this interesting and informative video. It doesn't add anything.

That line from his speech “a consummation devoutly to be wished” is from Hamlet’s soliloquy. I wonder if that was a common phrase during those periods or if he was quoting Shakespeare.

Man, it sure would have been nice if they'd gone ahead with that court case so we had some legal precedent about a person responsible for an insurrection being eligible to be president...

You do realize that the "Supreme Court" photograph depicts the Connecticut Supreme Court, not the Supreme Court of the US, don't you..

The excaterated movments of his hands has put me into a hypnotic sizsior.

He ran out of s'mores schnapps

So in short Jeff Davis was: -accused of being a conspirator in the Lincoln assassination -Pardon for being president of the confederacy -wrote a civil war book -supported civil rights in the end -Died in New Orleans

Simply a war for who has the best cheekbones.