Jefferson Davis – Davis was a senator from Mississippi before resigning in 1861 to become the first and only President of the Confederate States of America.
Davis was a much less effective leader than Lincoln and failed to find a way to defeat the Union. His capture on May 10, 1865 officially ended the Civil War.
After the war, he was banned from holding public office.
Robert E. Lee – Lincoln actually offered Lee command of the Union army before he (Lee) decided to fight for the Confederacy.
Widely respected as one of the greatest generals in history, Lee lost few battles, often defeating Union forces. But he ended up losing the war to a larger, better supplied army.
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