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  • House 200 | The President's Guard
    May 22, 2018

    By John Coski, Historian

    Waite Rawls’ May 12th “House 200” program on President Jefferson Davis’ military aides who occasionally worked at the Confederate executive mansion begs an obvious question: Was there any kind of guard

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  • Foundry Series Q&A: DeAnne Blanton and Leisa Meyer
    May 17, 2018

    Tonight's Foundry Series event, Women Soldiers in the Civil War, features DeAnne Blanton, archivist at the National Archives and Records Administration. After

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  • Why Now? A Historian Roundtable
    May 16, 2018

    We have attempted, on this blog, to explore the origins and meanings of the statues on Monument Avenue. In the process, we have seen the complexity of their original contexts and the transformation of their meanings over time.

    As we finish

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  • Artifact of the Month | At-Home Office Table
    May 7, 2018
    By Robert Hancock, Head Curator
     
    President Jefferson Davis had an official suite of offices on Bank Street in Richmond across from the State Capitol building where the Confederate Congress held its sessions. He also had
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  • House 200 | Jefferson Davis' Staff
    May 2, 2018

    By Waite Rawls, Foundation President 

    Like any other Chief Executive and Commander in Chief, Jefferson Davis was surrounded by many people who gave him advice. He listened to some and heeded their advice. He ignored others.

    Thirteen

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