Capture of Jefferson Davis, 1865

Color enhanced political cartoon of Jefferson Davis who was captured on May 10, 1865, in Irwinville, Georgia. In the confusion, Davis put his wife's overcoat over his shoulders and attempted to flee the Union soldiers. In this political cartoon of the time three women are surrounded by Union soldiers. Jefferson Davis is depicted as an old woman, hiding his bearded face behind a veil and being held up by two women

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