Lane, Larina (Howell) "airs. Jest son Lavis" JEFFERSON DAVIS 38767 EX-PRESIDENT OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES A Memoir BY HIS WIFE IN TWO VOLUMES VOL. I. NEW YORK BELFORD COMPANY, PUBLISHERS 18-22 EAST 18TH STREET Dedication. TO THE SOLDIERS OF THE CONFEDERACY, WHO CHEERED AND SUSTAINED JEFFERSON DAVIS IN THE DARKEST HOUR BY THEIR SPLENDID GALLANTRY, AND NEVER WITHDREW THEIR CONFIDENCE FROM HIM WHEN DEFEAT SETTLED ON OUR CAUSE, THIS VOLUME IS AFFECTIONATELY DEDICATED BY HIS WIFE. |