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Flight of Jefferson Davis
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Jefferson Davis in a hoop skirt with a basket and fallen dagger. Photographic card of a cartoon concerning Jefferson Davis' flight across Georgia in women's clothing hoping to reach the Mississippi River and help what Confederate forces remained there. He was captured by Federal troops on May 10, 1865 and imprisoned.
1865
Publication Information
| Date Created | 1865 |
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Physical Description
| Format | Image |
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| Dimensions | 7 x 11 cm |
Collection Information
| Digital Collection | Wisconsin in the Civil War |
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| Source Collection | Subject albums, 1753?-1990? (bulk circa 1850s-circa 1950s) |
| Call Number | Album 14.86 |
Copyright Information
| Copyright Status | NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES |
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| Rights Holder | Wisconsin Historical Society |
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Capture of an Unprotected Female, or the Close Up of the Rebellion
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Carte-de-visite cartoon drawing of Jefferson Davis, showing him as he fled from being captured by Union troops when they took Richmond, Virginia. He is disguised as a woman and carrying a knife.
Jefferson Davis on Porch of his Residence
1883
Jefferson Davis sitting in a chair on the porch of his residence.
Comicalities of the War for the Union
circa 1860-1869
A layout of caricatures and cartoons of a "Comicalities of the War for the Union".
Jefferson Davis
Engraved three-quarter length carte-de-visite portrait of Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederate States of America.
