@article{1478273, author = {CASHIN, Joan E.,}, url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1478273}, title = {First Lady of the Confederacy : Varina Davis's Civil War /}, abstract = {When Jefferson Davis became president of the Confederacy, his wife, Varina Howell Davis, reluctantly became the First Lady. Pro-slavery but also pro-Union, Varina Davis was inhibited by her role as Confederate First Lady and unable to reveal her true convictions.Cashin offers a splendid portrait of a fascinating woman who struggled with the constraints of her time and place.}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674029262}, recid = {1478273}, pages = {1 online resource}, }