Margaret Vining, National Museum of American History curator, talks about Varina H. Davis (1826-1906), first lady of the Confederacy.
Margaret Vining, National Museum of American History curator in Military History, talks about Varina H. Davis (1826-1906), first lady of the Confederacy. Recorded March 24, 2011. Image: Varina Howell Davis / John Wood Dodge / Watercolor on ivory, 1849 / National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Varina Webb Stewart