Mushure mekupedza kudzidza, Jefferson Davis akashanda makore matanhatu semutevedzeri muUnited States Army. Akarwa muMexico-American War (1846-1848), semukuru wevarwi vanozvipira. Hondo Yenyika yeAmerica isati yatanga, akabata purazi hombe yekotoni muMississippi, iyo yakapihwa nemukoma wake Joseph, uye aive nevaranda vanosvika zana negumi nevatatu. Kunyangwe Davis akapokana nekuparadzaniswa muna 1858, akatenda kuti aive nekodzero isingarambike yekusiya Union.
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