When I read about the end of The Wah recently, the name Richard Taylor caught my eye. I knew he was Sarah Knox Taylor Davis's brother and the son of Zachery Taylor. I wanted to know more.He was evidently a very [...]
We are very excited that we are close to printing a booklet by General John H. Napier, III about Montgomery during the Civil War. This article originally appeared in the April 1988 issue of the Alabama Review and will be [...]
Many people do not know that Varina Howell Davis was Jefferson's second wife but if you are a consistent reader of this blog you know that he was married first to Sarah Knox Taylor, the daughter of Zachery Taylor.Unfortunately, Knox [...]
Jefferson Davis is so famous that the places he lived are documented, unlike probably you and me!His first home was in Fairview Ky but while still a small child he moved with his family to Woodville, Miss. Their plantation home was called [...]
Short answer to the question - we really don't know! We thought all these years that Nichola Marschall, a renown artist who was originally from Prussia, but who migrated to Marion, Alabama, designed the Confederate Uniform and the Flag.The claim is made [...]
When the Davis family left their plantation home, Brierfield, to move first to Montgomery, and then to Richmond during the war, they left behind most of their possessions, including the treasured family Bible. We don't know if Mrs. Davis moved the Bible [...]
I read an article last week quoting Richmond resident Leighton Powell, executive director of a magazine called Scenic Virginia. Here is what he says about Richmond, and I think this is applicable to Montgomery and other southern cities as well. "The whole race issue [...]
Yesterday I quoted the words written on the front and back of the stature of Jefferson Davis memorializing him. Words are also written on either side of the stature which I think you will find most interesting as they are about Varina.On [...]
In searching the Internet for information on Margaret on Monday I found photographs of Hollywood Cemetery where Jefferson Davis is buried. It brought back memories of the afternoon we visited his grave, which is a very peaceful place overlooking the river.Varina and [...]
I read recently how much cotton was worth during the Confederacy. Goodness gracious, no wonder there was a war. Do you think that most cataclysmic events have as their root greed? Think about it.Yesterday I attended a meeting and luncheon [...]