Jefferseon Davis former home (First White House of the Confederacy)

First White House of the Confederacy

The First White House of the Confederacy was the executive residence of President Jefferson Davis and family while the capital of the Confederate States of America was in Montgomery, Alabama. Completely furnished with original period pieces from the 1850s and 1860s, the 1835 Italianate-style house is open to the public. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1974.

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First White House of the Confederacy
• Foote, S., 1958, The Civil War, A narrative: Fort Sumter to Perryville: First Vintage Books, New York, 936p.