Picture No | 10218486 |
Date | 1865 |
Description | President Jefferson Davis working at the roadside 1865 |
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President of the Confederate States, Jefferson Davis, signing an Act of Government by the roadside. In the last days of the American Civil War, the Confederate Government had to abandon it's capital, Richmond, and head south.
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Source | Engraving by Frank Vizetelly in Illustrated London News, 22 July 1865, page 65 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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