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Varina Anne Banks Davis ( née Howell; May 7, 1826 – October 16, 1906) was the only "first Lady" of the Confederate States of America, and the longtime second wife of "president" Jefferson Davis. She moved to the "presidential mansion" in Richmond, Virginia, in mid-1861, and lived there for the remainder of the Civil War.
Dec 22, 2021 · Varina Howell Davis was the second wife of Confederate president Jefferson Davis and the First Lady of the Confederacy during the American Civil War (1861–1865). She was manifestly ill-suited for this role because of her family background, education, personality, physical appearance, and her fifteen-year antebellum residence in Washington, D.C.
Varina Anne "Winnie" Davis (June 27, 1864 – September 18, 1898) was an American author who is best known as the youngest daughter of President Jefferson Davis of the Confederate States of America and Varina (Howell) Davis. Born near the end of the war, by the late 1880s she became known as the "Daughter of the Confederacy".
The First Lady of the Confederate States of America, Varina Howell Davis (1826–1906) was born in Louisiana, across the Mississippi River from Natchez, Mississippi, to William and Margaret Howell.
Varina, the daughter of William and Margaret Howell, met Jefferson Davis when she was only seventeen years old. The first encounter did, however, make a memorable impression on her. She wrote her mother soon after their meeting:
Born May 7, 1826, into the small, tightlyknit oligarchy of planters clustered around the Mississippi River before the Civil War, Varina Howell Davis was the second child of William and Margaret Howell of Natchez, Mississippi, both of whom were descended from distinguished Southern families.
Biography of Varina Howell Davis wife of Confederate President Jefferson Davis. Of all the women who have served as First Ladies in this country, Varina Howell Davis was probably the unhappiest. She was thrust into a role, First Lady of the Confederacy, that she was not suited for by virtue of her personal background, physical appearance, and ...
