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Image Title: Jeff's Last Shift. Capture Of Jeff. Davis, May 10th, 1865, At Irwinsville, Ga., 1865

Creator: Bufford, John Henry, 1810-1870.,

Date: 1865.

Summary: One of the less outlandish variations on the popular theme of Jefferson Davis's capture by Union soldiers. (See "The Chas-ed "Old Lady" of the C.S.A.," no. 1865-11.) In a wooded setting Davis, wearing a bonnet and dress and wielding a Bowie knife, tries unsuccessfully to flee from three armed Union soldiers. One soldier grabs Davis's arm, while the others point their weapons at him. A woman, possibly Davis's wife, raises her hands in alarm. The quotation at bottom, attributed to Mrs. Davis, reads: "The men had better not provoke the President as he might hurt some of 'em."

Related Names: Baker, Joseph E., approximately 1837-1914

Subjects: Davis, Jefferson,--1808-1889
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865

Original Media: Lithograph

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