What was the middle name of the President who made a speech from the steps of Chesnut Cottage ?
Jefferson Davis Jefferson Davis (born Jefferson Finis Davis; June 3, 1808 – December 6, 1889) was an American politician who served as the President of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865. He was a member of the Democratic Party who represented Mississippi in the United States Senate and the House of Representatives prior to becoming president of the Confederacy. He was the 23rd United States Secretary of War, serving under U.S. President Franklin Pierce from 1853 to 1857.
Abraham Lincoln's Farewell Address Abraham Lincoln's Farewell Address was a speech made by president-elect Abraham Lincoln in Springfield, Illinois on February 11, 1861 on his way to his inauguration in Washington, D.C. Several thousand citizens of Illinois gathered to see Lincoln depart. In response, Lincoln gave this brief, impromptu speech from his railroad car shortly before he departed: