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  1. Varina Anne "Winnie" Davis (June 27, 1864 – September 18, 1898) was an American author who is best known as the youngest daughter of President Jefferson Davis of the Confederate States of America and Varina (Howell) Davis.

  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Varina_DavisVarina Davis - Wikipedia

    Varina Anne Banks Davis (née Howell; May 7, 1826 – October 16, 1906) 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, Virginia, in mid-1861, and lived there for the remainder of the Civil War.

  3. Varina Anne Davis. (1864-1898) Born in the Confederate White House and named for her mother, Varina Anne was the youngest of the Davis children. She was known for most of her life as "Winnie," a nickname her father had first bestowed on her mother.

  4. Dec 22, 2021 · Varina Howell Davis was the second wife of Confederate president Jefferson Davis and the First Lady of the Confederacy during the American Civil War. She was a native of the urban South, a moderate on slavery, and a loyal but unhappy wife who preferred Washington, D.C. to Richmond.

  5. Biography of Varina Howell Davis, the first lady of the Confederacy and the wife of Jefferson Davis. Learn about her early life, education, marriage, children, and publications.

  6. Mar 20, 2017 · Learn about the life and love of Varina Anne "Winnie" Davis, the daughter of Confederate President Jefferson Davis and a controversial figure in the Lost Cause. Discover how she fell for a Northern lawyer with abolitionist roots in Syracuse, New York.

  7. The First Lady of the Confederate States of America, Varina Howell Davis (1826–1906) was born in Louisiana, across the Mississippi River from Natchez, Mississippi, to William and Margaret Howell.