Civil War CDVs
Civil War Confederate President Jefferson Davis by Brady
1860s Civil War Period, Carte de Visite Photograph, of Confederate President Jefferson Davis, reverse imprint by maker Brady- E. & H.T. Anthony NY, Very Fine.
Jefferson "Jeff" Davis Civil War Carte de Visite Photograph by Brady - E. & H.T. Anthony, NY. This important Carte de Visite measures about 2.5" x 4" and is a historic image. Jefferson Finis Davis (1808 - 1889) was an American statesman and leader of the Confederacy during the American Civil War, serving as President of the Confederate States of America for its entire history. A rare and classic image from life, with just one small light spot behind his neck, overall quite nice.
Jefferson Finis Davis (1808 - 1889) was an American statesman and leader of the Confederacy during the American Civil War, serving as President of the Confederate States of America for its entire history. Davis graduated from West Point and fought in the Mexican–American War as a Colonel of a volunteer regiment. He served as the United States Secretary of War under Democratic President Franklin Pierce. Both before and after his time in the Pierce administration.

As a U.S. Senator representing the State of Mississippi, he argued against Secession, but did agree that each state was sovereign and had an unquestionable right to secede from the Union. On February 9, 1861, after Davis resigned from the United States Senate, he was selected to be the Provisional President of the Confederate States of America.