Talk:Jefferson Davis

Grammar Error
and his moderate approach to secession that may be able to persuade undecided Southerners.

Should read something like:

"and his moderate approach to secession, which Confederate leaders thought might persuade undecided Southerners to their cause."

or if you want to keep it in passive voice:

"and a moderate approach to secession that was deemed likely to persuade undecided Southerners" 2600:1700:5B2C:A090:B932:D75C:BFED:EDE6 (talk) 21:44, 19 July 2023 (UTC)
 * I changed it to "which Confederate leaders thought might persuade undecided Southerners to support their cause." Thanks for pointing this out. Carlstak (talk) 01:09, 20 July 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 27 March 2024
Correcting birth dates of two youngest children: William was born 1861 (not 1864); Varina was born 1864 (not 1872). William Howell, born 1861, who died of diphtheria at age 10;[63] and Varina Anne, born 1864, who remained single and lived to be 34.[64] 73.137.166.113 (talk) 14:29, 27 March 2024 (UTC)


 * ✅, verified per references already provided in article Funnyfarmofdoom (talk to me) 15:31, 27 March 2024 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 18 April 2024
change "and an argument for the righteousness of succession" to "and an argument for the righteousness of secession." LitigiousOx (talk) 23:20, 18 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Done, thanks. Drmies (talk) 23:22, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

allegiance
It disturbs me greatly that under “Allegiance” it says “United States”, that is BS. He was sworn and leader of the Confederacy AGAINST the US. He fought the Union. He was pro-slavery. 2601:602:400:FEC0:4D96:7E34:AEC1:81C7 (talk) 03:58, 20 April 2024 (UTC)
 * "He fought the Union. He was pro-slavery." So were several of the Union states, the so-called border states (Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, Missouri, and West Virginia). And Davis served the United States in the Black Hawk War and the Mexican-American War. Dimadick (talk) 05:35, 20 April 2024 (UTC)