Mushure mekupedza kudzidza, Jefferson Davis akashanda makore matanhatu semutevedzeri muUnited States Army. Akarwa muMexico-American War (1846-1848), semukuru wevarwi vanozvipira. Hondo yeAmerica isati yatanga, aishandira munda mukuru wekotoni muMississippi, uyo munin'ina wake Joseph akamupa, uye aive nevaranda vanosvika zana nemakumi matatu nevatatu. Kunyange zvazvo Davis akapokana nekuparadzaniswa muna 1858, akatenda kuti aive nekodzero isingarambiki yekusiya Union.
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