He didn't want to be. He was hoping to be General-in-Chief.
But he was 'kicked upstairs', because he looked like the good face of slave-owning. (He treated his slaves so well, they didn't want their freedom.) The Confederate government thought this would encourage free nations abroad to grant recognition to the Confederacy and send military aid.
Jefferson Davis was elected president of the Confederacy
Jefferson Davis was the President of the Confederacy
Jefferson Davis was the President of the Confederacy
Jefferson Davis was the President of the Confederacy.
Febuary 18, 1861
The Confederacy named moderate Jefferson Davis its president.
The first, and only, President of the Confederate States of America was Jefferson Davis. Jefferson Davis was the first and only president of the confederacy.
The Confederacy named moderate Jefferson Davis its president.
Jefferson Davis was the first and only president of the confederacy.
Jefferson Davis was the President of the Confederacy.
jefferson davis
Jefferson Davis