Jefferson C. Davis
Mexican-American War
American Civil War
- Fort Sumter
- Wilson's Creek
- Pea Ridge
- Stones River
- Chickamauga
- Atlanta Campaign
- March to the Sea
- Bentonville
Jefferson Columbus Davis (March 2, 1828 – November 30, 1879) was an officer in the United States Army who served in the Mexican-American War, the Civil War, and the Modoc War. He was the first commander of the Department of Alaska, from 1868 to 1870. Although successful in a number of Civil War battles, he is best remembered for two attributes: the similarity of his name to that of Confederate President Jefferson Davis and his murder of a superior officer during an argument in the Civil War.
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