The Papers of Jefferson Davis: 1862

by Jefferson Davis

Volume 8 of The Papers of Jefferson Davis brings the Confederate president to the second year of the War Between the States and shows that during 1862 Davis was almost completely overwhelmed by military matters. Indeed, early that year, in an address to the Confederate Congress, he admitted that in trying to defend every part of its far-flung territory, the "Government had attempted more than it had power successfully to achieve."

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807119385
• ISBN13: 9780807119389
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: LSU Press
• Length: 720 Pages
• Weight: 2.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.1" x 6.5" x 9.5"