Record #:

19965

Author(s):

Green, Fletcher M.

Abstract:

George Davis' entire political career began and ended with the Civil War. During this period though he attended the Virginia Peace Convention, was a Confederate Senator, and served as Attorney General in President Davis' Cabinet. The author looks at the Wilmington native's career closely to understand why Davis was so revered by his contemporaries.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 23 Issue 4, Oct 1946, p449-470, f

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865