Several things were common between Jefferson Davis and Abraham Lincoln. Here are some examples:
* both men were born in Kentucky;
* both were presidents, albeit of the same country at the same time
* both enacted draft laws during the US Civil War;
* both took a hand in military matters during the US Civil War;
* both were middle class in origin;
* both men serves in the US Congress; and
* both had more power than any presidents before them.
They both lots the women they love. Lincoln lost Anna Rutledge and Davis lost Sarah Knox Taylor, they both loved reading and learning, and they both fell in love young.
A good way to compare Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis is to make a Venn Diagram
Abraham Lincoln for the Union; Jefferson Davis for the Confederacy
Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis
They died at different times and by different ways
Jefferson Davis had nine brothers and sisters by his mother Jane. Joseph was Jane's oldest and Jefferson was her youngest. Some believe, as does the author, that Jefferson Davis had another sibling by his father Samuel and Nancy Lincoln. That would be Abraham Lincoln.
A good way to compare Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis is to make a Venn Diagram
Jefferson Davis was born in Christian City, Kentucky. Abraham Lincoln was born in Hodgenville, Kentucky. Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President until he was assassinated in 1865.
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Abraham Lincoln was the president-elect when the Southern states began to secede. Some of them seceded after he was inaugurated as President.
Abraham Lincoln for the Union; Jefferson Davis for the Confederacy
No. Jefferson Davis was the president of the Confederacy. (Abraham Lincoln was the president of the union.)
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Jefferson Davis Abraham Lincoln's opponent.
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