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Jefferson Davis (feb 22, 1862 – may 9, 1865)

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He was the president of the Confederate States of America. He began the civil war when he ordered the attack on Fort Sumter. His flawed military and economic strategies led to the eventual defeat of the Confederacy.

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feb 22, 1862
may 9, 1865
~ 3 years and 2 months