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Capture of Jefferson Davis, 1865
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Title:
Capture of Jefferson Davis, 1865
Caption:
A cartoon and satire of the fleeing of Jefferson Davis due to the fall of Richmond to the Union on May 10, 1865. Near Irwinsville, Georgia, Federal cavalrymen apprehended Jefferson after he emerged from his tent wearing his wife's shawl because of the chilled morning air. Rumor spread that he attempted to flee wearing his wife's clothing. The story was featured in cartoons and popular songs.
Credit:
Album / Science Source / New York Public Library
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Image size:
2935 x 3828 px | 32.1 MB
Print size:
24.8 x 32.4 cm | 9.8 x 12.8 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
10 • 10TH CENTURY • 10TH • 1865 • 19TH CENTURY • AMERICA • AMERICAN • ANTI-CONFEDERACY • ANTI-SOUTH • ART • ARTWORK • BEARDED FACE • BOOTS • BW • CAPTURE • CARICATURE • CELEBRITIES • CELEBRITY • CIVIL WAR • CONFEDERACY • CONFEDERATE • COVER (CLOTHES) • DAVIS • DEROGATORY • DISGUISE • DISGUISED • DRAWING • DRESS • FAMOUS PEOPLE • FAMOUS • FEMALE • FIGURE • GEORGIA • GROUP • HISTORIC • HISTORICAL • HISTORY • ILLUSTRATION • ILLUSTRATIONS • IMPORTANT • INSURGENT • IRWINVILLE • J. DAVIS • JEFF DAVIS • JEFFERSON DAVIS • JEFFERSON F. DAVIS • JEFFERSON FINIS DAVIS • LAMPOON • LANTERN • LIGHT • MALE • MAN • MAY • MAYPOLE • MEN • NORTH • NORTHERN • NOTABLE • PEOPLE • PERSON • PERSONALITIES • PERSONALITY • PETTICOAT • POLITICAL CARTOON • PRESEIDENT • REBEL • SECESSION • SOUTH • SOUTHERN • SWORDS • TENTH CENTURY • UNION • UNITED STATES • US • USA • VEIL (CLOTHING) • VEIL • WAR BETWEEN THE STATES • WAR OF SECESSION • WAR • WELL-KNOWN • WOMAN • WOMEN
