FAIRVIEW, Ky. – One hundred and fifty years after the American Civil War, Jefferson Davis' legacy still dominates the sky over rural Todd County, towering above the farms and commanding ...

In Frankfort, it is likely that the statue of Confederate President Jefferson ... the Davis memorial into one that comprehensively honors Kentucky’s unique role in the Civil War.

There’s been a skirmish or two in the comments on my recent Op-Ed article on the Jefferson Davis Presidential Library ... whether about the Civil War or about current events.

Jefferson Davis and the Civil War Era comprises nine essays by William J. Cooper, who is a noted Davis biographer and historian of the South. The essays fall into three broad categories: Davis and the ...

For example, Gregg County was named for John Gregg, a Civil War general from East ... Cass County was renamed Davis County - in honor of Jefferson Davis, president of the new Confederate States ...

The state Historic Properties Advisory Commission wants to know what Kentuckians think of Jefferson Davis' statue in the ... what almost all of Kentucky's Civil War lawmakers would say about ...

They were born less than a year and about 100 miles apart, and they departed for their inaugurations on the same day, Feb. 11, 1861. Their differences, of course, dwarf the similarities.

Jefferson Davis, right, was president of the Confederacy. Though he had been a U.S. senator before the Civil War, Davis’ role in the Confederacy disqualified him from ever serving in government ...

Jefferson Davis was the U.S. Secretary of War who betrayed his country to become the first and only president of the Confederate States of America. Davis sent men into battle to preserve the right ...

It’s only human to ponder the wisdom of trying Donald Trump for a nonviolent offense related to buying a porn star’s silence. Richard Nixon’s story suggests it is better for the nation to ...

Davis was born in Kentucky on June 3, 1808. However, Alabama observes it on the first Monday in June. Davis served as president of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War and had a ...