re: was Jefferson Davis guilty of treason?

I'm sure the North knows nothing of his past and his quite full and colorful life but instead see's him as the racist face of a bunch of slave holders.

Davis was NOT a traitor. To bring him up on thoses charges would have been a losing case. Perhaps more creative charges could have been brought but after two years most wanted to avoid any further contemplation of his case for various political reasons.

There is much I admire about the Jeff Davis before his selection as president of the CSA. But his actions and words during the conflict became more and more extreme and lessed what i considered to be a honorable man.