JPK Huson 1863
Brev. Brig. Gen'l
- Joined
- Feb 14, 2012
- Location
- Central Pennsylvania
I simply do not personally know enough about Mrs. Davis to attempt to put together my own conclusions of attempt a synopsis of her. She was not the controversial, wildly tempetuous character of her Northern counterpart, Mary Lincoln, and I'm guessing may have detested a comparison given Mary's Southern roots. I've had to rely on web sites and conversation for a small look at this beleagured woman.
One thing has been clear from the reading, and that has been that her marraige was a love match in inception. I'm enjoying that part of the research. I think it's doing some of these women an injustice to try to stuff their lives into one post, not matter how long. No one reads long bios, for one thing and for another, boy- you miss a LOT.
I'd like to ask members who obviously know a LOT more about Mrs. Jefferson Davis to add anything at ALL they know of her to this thread, please, even if the ground has been covered. I was intending to start the same kind of thread on Mary Lincoln, and will- but kept bumping into Varina, became distracted, and gave up. Someone is telling me to please begin with the First Lady of the South!
Her early portrait is eye-catching. You have to admit, it had to be a love match because this is a young lady who could have walked off with any man in the country just be dropping a lace-edged handerchief.
One thing has been clear from the reading, and that has been that her marraige was a love match in inception. I'm enjoying that part of the research. I think it's doing some of these women an injustice to try to stuff their lives into one post, not matter how long. No one reads long bios, for one thing and for another, boy- you miss a LOT.
I'd like to ask members who obviously know a LOT more about Mrs. Jefferson Davis to add anything at ALL they know of her to this thread, please, even if the ground has been covered. I was intending to start the same kind of thread on Mary Lincoln, and will- but kept bumping into Varina, became distracted, and gave up. Someone is telling me to please begin with the First Lady of the South!
Her early portrait is eye-catching. You have to admit, it had to be a love match because this is a young lady who could have walked off with any man in the country just be dropping a lace-edged handerchief.