[DOC] [TLE] Jefferson Davis | president of Confederate States of America ... [PAR] President of the Confederate States of America throughout its existence during 
the American Civil War (186165). After the war, he was imprisoned for two years 
and indicted for. ... He was inaugurated on February 18, 1861, and his first act 
was to send a peace commission to Washington, D.C., to prevent an armed 
conflict... [DOC] [TLE] President of the Confederacy Davis, Jefferson Jefferson Davis ... [PAR] After the war, he was imprisoned for two years and indicted for treason but never 
tried. ... He was inaugurated on February 18, 1861, and his first act was to send a 
peace commission to Washington , D.C., to prevent an armed conflict. .... 
Severely disappointed at not being selected president of the Confederate States 
of... [DOC] [TLE] Jefferson Davis - Wikipedia [PAR] Jefferson Finis Davis (June 3, 1808  December 6, 1889) was an American 
politician who was ... Davis's first wife, Sarah Knox Taylor, died of malaria after 
three months of .... a ship to New York, then continued to Washington, D.C., 
where he visited his .... Jefferson Davis is sworn in as President of the 
Confederate States of... [DOC] [TLE] Ulysses S. Grant - Wikipedia [PAR] Ulysses S. Grant was the 18th President of the United States (186977). As 
Commanding ... After his victories in the Chattanooga Campaign, Lincoln 
promoted him to ... He appointed the first Civil Service Commission and signed 
legislation ..... At day's end, the Confederates captured one Union division, but 
Grant's army... [DOC] [TLE] Judah P. Benjamin - Wikipedia [PAR] Judah Philip Benjamin, QC (August 11, 1811  May 6, 1884) was a lawyer and 
politician who was a United States Senator from Louisiana, a Cabinet officer of 
the Confederate States and, after his escape to the United Kingdom at the ... He 
returned to New Orleans, but soon left when Confederate President Jefferson 
Davis... [DOC] [TLE] DV Today in History | AP Archive [PAR] In 1861, Jefferson Davis was sworn in as president of the Confederate States of 
.... 18, 1861, and his first act was to send a peace commission to Washington, 
D.C., ... After a period in eclipse during the 1980s, he experienced renewed 
success... [DOC] [TLE] Abraham Lincoln: Domestic AffairsMiller Center [PAR] Abraham Lincoln's presidential campaign victory lit the fuse that would explode ... 
What rights, freedoms, or liberties were being trampled underfoot by his election? 
... with Lincoln that secession amounted to an unconstitutional act of treason. ... 
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release, he lived mostly on his farm in Janale in southern Somalia. ..... before 
being elected mayor, which at that time was only a confirmation of his status as 
the ...... 18, 1861, and his first act was to send a peace commission to Washington
, D.C.,... [DOC] [TLE] What Caused the American Civil War? A number of circumstances ... [PAR] that began soon after the American Revolution, ultimately led the United States ... 
centered in Washington, D.C., was changing. .... voices were not being heard in 
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throughout its ... 18, 1861, and his first act was to send a peace commission to. [DOC] [TLE] This Day in the Civil War - Civil War Trust [PAR] Kansas-Nebraska Act  ... 12, Provisional Confederate Congress establishes 
Peace Commission to stop war with U.S. ... 23, President-elect Lincoln arrives in 
Washington, D.C. ... 21, War's first major battle erupts at Manassas (Bull Run), VA 
.... Federals, after a brief skirmish, occupy Romney, Virginia (now West Virginia). [DOC] [TLE] Ulysses S. Grant - Life & Career - Grant Monument Association [PAR] After Fort Sumter was attacked (April 12, 1861), President Abraham Lincoln ... In 
his first Civil War battle, Grant

Question: His first act after being sworn in as president of the Confederacy was to send a peace commission to Washington, D.C.
Answer: Jefferson Davis