- Joined
- May 12, 2010
- Location
- Now Florida but always a Kentuckian
"Massa Jeff" A nickname given by Confederate soldiers to President Jefferson Davis. It was affectionate but had the bitter recognition that soldiers were little better than slaves. This was vividly brought home when they cried "Give us something to eat, Massa Jeff", as he passed by hungry troops camped on Missionary Ridge at Chattanooga, Tennessee in November, 1864.
From The Language of The Civil War by John D. Wright page 188.
From The Language of The Civil War by John D. Wright page 188.