- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Capture of Jefferson Davis
- Contributor to Resource:
- Photograph from Wikimedia
- Date of Original:
- 1865
- Subject:
- Confederate States of America--Officials and employees
United States. Army--Officers
Soldiers--Georgia--Irwinville
Women--Georgia--Irwinville
Trees--Georgia--Irwinville
Presidents--Confederate States of America
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Irwin County, Irwinville, 31.64824, -83.38266
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Confederate president Jefferson Davis tried to flee as Union soldiers surrounded his camp in Irwinville on May 10, 1865. He had thrown his wife's raglan, or overcoat, on his shoulders, which led to the persistent rumor that he attempted to flee in women's clothes.
- Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/civil-war-in-georgia-overview/jeffs-race-for-the-last-ditch_001-2/
- Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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