Jefferson Davis
1808 – 1889
Lieutenant United States Army
Assigned Fort Crawford 1831
Served here with distinction
during Black Hawk War
Hero in Mexican War 1846-1848
United States Congressman
Senator, Secretary of War
President
Confederate States of America
1861-1865
Erected by
The United Daughters of the Confederacy
Marker is on South Beaumont Road south of West Cass Street, on the right when traveling south.
Courtesy hmdb.org
