text: Zebulon Vance staunchly opposed a conscription order issued by this man.
full_question: Zebulon Vance staunchly opposed a conscription order issued by this man. This man took up residence at the Brierfield Plantation after marrying Sarah Knox Taylor, the daughter of future president Zachary. As Secretary of War, he oversaw the construction of the Washington Aqueduct and argued in support of the Gadsen purchase during the presidency of Franklin Pierce. He assumed his highest office after defeating Robert Toombs at a constitutional convention in Montgomery, Alabama in 1861. For 10 points, name this first and only president of the Confederate States of America.
first_sentence: Zebulon Vance staunchly opposed a conscription order issued by this man.