Jefferson Davis and his wife Varina are arrested
Jefferson Davis and his wife Varina are arrested by Union soldiers on the morning of May 10, 1865, in Irwinville, Georgia. This print shows Davis wearing a womens dress and hat, which was an appealing fiction started because Davis was wearing an all-weather overcoat. The military report of his capture made no mention of a knife or any aggressive resistance
Picture No
13124802
Media ID
45372621
Size
3000px x 2037px
(2.0MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / The Everett Collection
Source
Courtesy Everett Collection
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60-80 Bufford Confederate Democrat Departures Disguise Exile Fleeing Good-bye Jefferson Lcgr1906 Lcgr2019 Oppression Pro-slavery Pursued Reward Supremacist Supremacy
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