Jefferson Davis (1808-1889) was a Mexican War hero, U.S. senator from Mississippi, U.S. secretary of war and president of the Confederate States of America for the duration of the American Civil War (1861-1865).
Because it was a church day <span>On Sundays the military relaxed discipline
somewhat, allowing soldiers and sailors to go on leaving for the weekend,
or to sleep in an extra hour in the morning.</span>