re: was Jefferson Davis guilty of treason?

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A majority of people nowadays can't name their own senator, let alone name the president of the CSA.

And yes, I am somewhat exaggerating.

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sadly you really aren't.

Expanding on an earlier response. Northerners after Lincoln's assassination would have loved nothing more than than prosecuting Jefferson as a traitor. That trial would have opened up the unaddressed Constitutionality of secession. It was a can of worms not worth opening, even given emotions of the day.