"Fiction Distorting Fact": The Prison Life, Annotated by Jefferson DavisThis new study of 'Prison life' places the work and these two years in proper perspective. Davis was imprisoned and Craven was assigned to be his physician, not much more than that should be accepted as fact. This edition reproduces Davis's annotations and comments from his personal copy, along with editorial notes and explanations. It also provides a clear, objective description of Davis's life at Fort Monroe, based on evidence and Davis's own letters from prison. |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 34
Page xlix
... Davis shared with his physician . Persons familiar with Davis's personality recognized him in the book . Davis was ... spoke of Lincoln and many Union generals with sincere admiration and demonstrated paternal con- cern for the recently freed ...
... Davis shared with his physician . Persons familiar with Davis's personality recognized him in the book . Davis was ... spoke of Lincoln and many Union generals with sincere admiration and demonstrated paternal con- cern for the recently freed ...
Page liii
... Davis's own comments in his copy of the Prison Life , where he had written in the margins , " My resistance resulted ... spoke freely about her husband's imprisonment , hoping to correct the many false stories she believed had been circulated ...
... Davis's own comments in his copy of the Prison Life , where he had written in the margins , " My resistance resulted ... spoke freely about her husband's imprisonment , hoping to correct the many false stories she believed had been circulated ...
Page 15
... Davis on many Points . - The Removal of his Shack- les demanded as a Medical ... spoke of his predisposition to bilious fever at this period of the year ... Davis spoke familiarly of all the various prep- arations of this medicine ; then ...
... Davis on many Points . - The Removal of his Shack- les demanded as a Medical ... spoke of his predisposition to bilious fever at this period of the year ... Davis spoke familiarly of all the various prep- arations of this medicine ; then ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
3d Pennsylvania Artillery accompanied by Captain American Andrew Johnson appeared army Bayard Family called Captain Titlow casemate cause cell Charles Charles G Clay Colonel command condition Confederacy Confederate Congress copy Craven Davis spoke Davis's health Davis's imprisonment Democratic Edited erysipelas eyes faith Federal feel Fort Monroe Fortress Monroe friends guard Halpine Halpine's honor hope James Jefferson Davis Collection John Johnson Journal of Mississippi June labor letter Library Lincoln Louisiana State University Major-General Miles Manuscripts memoir ment Miles O'Reilly military Mississippi History myth necessities negro never night North October Officer Orleans Orleans LA Papers physician political President Press Prison Reconstruction replied Richmond Robert Secretary Secretary of War sent soldiers South Southern History suffering Surgeon tion told Transylvania University treason trial Tulane University Union Varina Davis Virginia Washington D.C. wife wrote York