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Every President of the Confederate States

1-Jefferson Davis (Whig)/1862-1868

Jefferson Davis, a Kentucky-Born man and a Mississippi Representative in Congress before the War of Secession, became the 1st President of the Confederate States of America. His diplomatic efforts and his management of the war lead to France and Britain intervening in the War of Secession, securing Southern Independence after a little more then a year of warfare. The rest of his presidency was setting up the Confederacy for it's future.

2-Judah P. Benjamin (Whig)/1868-1874

President Benjamin was regarded as a successful if not a boring President. He simply continued Davis's policies. He did do some good though. He strengthened relations with Britain and France, he assisted in opening over 10 textile factories in the confederacy, and he reformed the Confederate Army.

3-Alexander Stephens (Whig)/1874-1880

1st Vice President of the Confederate States and it's third President. Alexander Stephens eased relations with the United States and loosened trade with them. Stephens also improved the Confederate Railroad system. He his most well known for purchasing Cuba from Spain and sending a failed colonial expedition into the African Gold Coast.

4-James Longstreet (Whig)/1880-1886

The 4th President. Longstreet is a very controversial yet a very well liked President. He purchased Sonora and Chihuahua from Mexico, extending the CSA from Sea to Shining Sea. He also licked the Yankee's during the Second Mexican American war after the United States declared war. Despite this, he made a deal with France and Britain to free the slaves after a war, that he did, amending the Constitution to make Slavery Illegal.

5-Henry D. McDaniel (Whig)/1886-1892

Governor of Georgia and popular Whig, although mostly around the southeast. He is most well known for his conservative views, as are most Whigs, and is an avid proponent of Confederate strength across the America’s.

6-John E. Massey (Whig)/1892-1898

President Massey strengthened the relations between the Confederacy and Britain, bringing the nations together and holding joint naval programs. British training standards were also brought into the Confederacy. Massey continued industrialization and the economy did quite well. His only major failure was building a canal through Nicaragua, which was stopped by the U.S.

7-George Washington Custis Lee (Whig)/1898-1904

George Washington Custis Lee is not only a veteran of the War of Secession, but the eldest son of the legendary Robert E. Lee. His policies have furthered Military Training standards and he has greatly modernized the army, equipment soldiers with Tredegar Rifles and Modern Butternut Uniforms. Lee also established the Confederate General Staff and has strengthened the economy, with a recent boost in the Richmond stock exchange.

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