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Varina Anne Banks Davis 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, Virg
Mrs. Jefferson Davis, full length studio portrait
The Briars in Natchez, Mississippi.
Wedding photograph of Jefferson Davis and Varina Howell, 1845
Davis in 1849, by John Wood Dodge
Varina Anne Davis
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Varina Anne Davis was an American author who is best known as the youngest daughter of President Jefferson Davis of the Confederate States of America and Varina Davis. Born near the end of the Civil W
Varina Davis
…William Howell Davis, born on December 6, 1861, was named for Varina's father; he died of diphtheria on October 16, 1872. Varina Anne "Winnie" Davis was born on June 27, 1864, two months after Joseph's death. Known as the "Daughter of the Confederacy", she died at age 34 on September 18, 1898, of…
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Winnie Davis' 1880s skiff Barbashela, restored 2016
Painting on display at the Jefferson Davis Memorial Historic Site