Winnie Davis Camp No. 108 UCV "Beauvoir" destroyed by Hurricane   Tuesday, August  30, 2005. Beauvoir, the last home of Jefferson Davis,  President of the Confederate States of America is said to be virtually demolished  by Hurricane Katrina. The house, constructed in 1854, was later dedicated as the Jefferson Davis Presidential Library and Museum. After Davis died, for a time Beauvoir served as an Old Soldiers' home - a hospital for Confederate veterans and their dependents. The house was located on a 51-acre site owned by the Mississippi division of the Sons of Confederate Veterans. Since it had been listed as a National Historic Landmark, it will be one of the first to qualify for federal restoration money. The United Confederate Veterans of Ellis County named their Camp for his daughter, Winnie Davis.   Copyright © 2005-2017, Ellis County TXGenWeb. All Rights Reserved. This page was last modified: Thursday, 01-Jul-2021 13:18:30 MDT