Jefferson Davis

1800sAmericans
Written By Heather Rogers, America's Preeminent Presidential Doodler

  • During the Mexican-American War, Jefferson Davis promoted Ulysses S. Grant to captain.

  • Yeah, Jefferson Davis. Future president of the Confederate States of America.

  • Zachary Taylor was his father-in-law. Briefly.

Jefferson Davis promoted Ulysses S. Grant
Heather Rogers, America's Preeminent Presidential Doodler

Heather isn’t a historian, an academic, or an impartial storyteller… but she has read more than one book about every U.S. president. Out of spite. She was dubbed America’s Preeminent Presidential Doodler by one of her favorite authors and she’s been repeating it ever since. When she’s not reading or doodling history books, she’s a freelance graphic designer and illustrator.

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