Jefferson Davis

Today I learned about Jefferson Davis.  Even though Jefferson Davis was from the south later in life he was born in Kentucky like Lincoln.  His family moved to the south for better farm land.  He went through school and finally graduated from West Point Military Academy.  He served as both US Senator and War Secretary before the Civil War.  During the Civil war he was elected as the President of the Confederacy.

What's interesting is that because of his Military Service to the United States, and his time in elected offices; when the Civil War ended he only went to Jail for two years for treason.  Most of the time people convicted of treason are killed.