In 1865, Confederate President Jefferson Davis and most of his Cabinet fled the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia, because of advancing Union forces.

Davis.; A MEMORIAL FROM VIRGINIA CLERGYMEN. Share full article. ... See the article in its original context from October 22, 1865, Page 6 Buy Reprints. ... The Richmond papers publish the following: ...

Most of U.S. Route 1 in Virginia was named for Jefferson Davis, who was president of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865. “Jefferson Davis was the president of the Confederacy, a constant ...

CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA, WAR DEPARTMENT, RICHMOND, Va., Jan. 18, 1865. His Excellency, Jefferson Davis, President: SIR: I have been surprised to learn that, on a recent conference of the ...

Five historians were asked who they believed [Time] would have selected as the Person of the Year in 1865. In this segment, William Cooper presented his argument for Jefferson Davis and responded ...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Protesters tore down a statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis along Richmond, Virginia’s famed Monument Avenue on Wednesday night. The statue in the former ...

RICHMOND, Va. — A statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis was torn down along Richmond, Virginia’s famed Monument Avenue on Wednesday night by protesters. The statue in the former ...

RICHMOND, Va. — A statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis was torn down along Richmond, Virginia’s famed Monument Avenue on Wednesday night by protesters. The statue in the former ...