In 1861, Jefferson Davis was elected provisional president of the Confederate States of America at a congress in Montgomery, Ala. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.

TASS, June 11. Protesters in Richmond (Virginia) have torn down the monument erected to the only President of the Confederate States of America, Jefferson Davis (1808-1889), local WRIC TV said ...

to Jefferson Davis has been discovered. It was a plea for peace more than anything rise. The same Pope sent his photograph to the Confederate President when in prison, on which was written these ...