Which statement best explains the role of Jefferson Davis during the Civil War?
Select one:

A former U. S. Cabinet member, he was elected as President of the Confederacy.

He commanded Confederate troops at the Battle of Gettysburg, which proved to be a turning point in the war.

He was offered command of Union troops by President Lincoln but joined the Confederacy instead when his own state of Virginia seceded.

He surrendered Confederate troops to Union forces at Appomattox Court House in 1865.