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Davis was also assisted by his wife, Varina, and his secretary Major W. T.

Walthall.

He corresponded voluminously with surviving Confederate statesmen and generals, including Judah Benjamin and Jubal Early, for fact checking and details on key issues.

Scholars believe that Davis primarily did the writing of the book ; it does not have Dorsey's felicity of style.