[cowboyway]

He was reviled almost as much by his fellow Southern politicians as he was by Northern ones.

That's kinda hard to justify given that he was appointed then elected President of the Confederacy.

[Non-Sequitur]

That's kinda hard to justify given that he was appointed then elected President of the Confederacy.

For most delegates Davis was the third or fourth choice for president. Then he was elected while running unopposed. And I understand even then it was close.