Davis Children of Jefferson Davis

Davis had the loss of a child in common with the Lincolns- have always wondered how often they thought of each other. No one can convince me they did not. Jefferson Davis suffered horribly from neurological problems. Laid back people generally do not become afflicted by his types of neuralgias- if anything, his pain probably manifested though his own body. You don't have to be a Davis fan to feel terrible, AWFUL for the man, and for Varina, gee whiz.

No country would have a word. Maybe they all sat down one day, tried to come up with one, who knows. Nothing fit, how could it.

For some reason there's a ton of those terrible post mortem photos on Pinterest, you keep getting directed to them when looking for other things. Now- I do understand at the time it would sometimes be the only way people had anything at all of someone who died. But. People collect them and post them now- other people's terrible, terrible losses for what? Macabre interest? Old, sad, wrenching pics of deceased children, millions of people can snoop on a family's most private moments- ridiculous. Heartbreaking. It's intrusion- if any of these families were around in 2014, they could protest- no one around to do so.

So incredibly sorry Tin Can. No words for how much, either. Peace to you and your family.
 
There is a likeness of Samuel, in bust of him at Beauvoir. This bust survived destruction when Union troops pillaged Davis" belongings in 1863. The property of the Davis family had been hidden in an attic. However, a slave gave way the location of the property. The only reason bust wasn't destroyed was that the man who was left to care for the home said bust was of his son.
There are times when it seems like the Yankees stole, broke or burnt anything they could get their hands on.
 
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