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Jefferson Davis was captured in women's clothing 152 years today (May 10, 1865)
Posted on 5/10/17 at 10:25 am
Posted on 5/10/17 at 10:25 am
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Mrs. Davis recounted the circumstances of her husband's capture as described below: "Just before day the enemy charged our camp yelling like demons...I pleaded with him to let me throw over him a large waterproof wrap which had often served him in sickness during the summer season for a dressing gown and which I hoped might so cover his person that in the grey of the morning he would not be recognized. As he strode off I threw over his head a little black shawl which was around my own shoulders, saying that he could not find his hat and after he started sent my colored woman after him with a bucket for water hoping that he would pass unobserved."
It was reported in the media that Davis put his wife's overcoat over his shoulders while fleeing. This led to the persistent rumor that he attempted to flee in women's clothes, inspiring caricatures that portrayed him as such.[129] Over 40 years later, an article in the Washington Herald claimed that Mrs. Davis's heavy shawl had been placed on him to protect him from the "chilly atmosphere of the early hour of the morning" by the slave James H. Johnson, Davis's valet who served Davis during the Civil War.[130] Meanwhile, Davis's belongings continued on the train bound for Cedar Key, Florida. They were first hidden at Senator David Levy Yulee's plantation in Florida, then placed in the care of a railroad agent in Waldo. On June 15, 1865, Union soldiers seized Davis's personal baggage from the agent, together with some of the Confederate government's records. A historical marker was erected at this site. In 1939, Jefferson Davis Memorial Historic Site was opened to mark the place where Confederate President Jefferson Davis was captured.
Yeah, Wiki is my source
This post was edited on 5/10/17 at 10:29 am
Posted on 5/10/17 at 10:27 am to GetCocky11
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It was reported in the media that Davis put his wife's overcoat over his shoulders while fleeing.
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I threw over his head a little black shawl which was around my own shoulders
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This led to the persistent rumor that he attempted to flee in women's clothes
Sounds like its more than a rumor
Posted on 5/10/17 at 10:28 am to GetCocky11
Have they rioted in GA to remove that historical marker yet?
Posted on 5/10/17 at 10:30 am to GetCocky11
How in the world to you let the President of the CSA escape?
Posted on 5/10/17 at 10:31 am to LucasP
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What a coward.
He dressed up like a lady. Pretty sure that makes him brave and a hero by today's standards.
Posted on 5/10/17 at 10:32 am to GetCocky11
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This post was edited on 6/8/20 at 4:59 pm
Posted on 5/10/17 at 10:41 am to fr33manator
So that would mean any Statues, streets, schools.... in his honor would have to remain in his honor?
Posted on 5/10/17 at 10:43 am to GetCocky11
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Jefferson Davis was captured in women's clothing 152 years today (May 10, 1865)
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Landrieu should Compromise with the Neo Confederate knuckleheads that want the Davis statue to remain in New Orleans.
J Davis can stay only if he is dressed in giant lady Bloomers , a dresss & shawl.
This post was edited on 5/10/17 at 10:45 am
Posted on 5/10/17 at 10:47 am to GetCocky11
Oh look, a liberal South Carolinian who is butthurt that today is Confederate Memorial Day in his state.
Posted on 5/10/17 at 10:47 am to GetCocky11
He should have used the women's restroom and got the ACLU to sue the yankees. Maybe he was gender non-binary.
This post was edited on 5/10/17 at 1:59 pm
Posted on 5/10/17 at 10:50 am to weagle99
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Oh look, a liberal South Carolinian who is butthurt that today is Confederate Memorial Day in his state.
Umm...I'm not "liberal". I'm just not a fringe Conservative like most of you over on the PoliBoard.
And my political views have nothing to do with this post.
ETA: Have a downvote.
This post was edited on 5/10/17 at 10:51 am
Posted on 5/10/17 at 10:51 am to GetCocky11
This site is only a few miles from house, i pass by it often. very rural area.
Posted on 5/10/17 at 10:53 am to Weekend Warrior79
quote:Yes. Otherwise it would be discriminatory against the BDSMQ community.
So that would mean any Statues, streets, schools.... in his honor would have to remain in his honor?
Posted on 5/10/17 at 10:58 am to weagle99
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South Carolinian who is butthurt that today is Confederate Memorial Day in his state.
The ONLY thing this South Carolinian is butthurt about is that the traitor Sherman burned the frick outta my beloved state.
That and the fact that we lost to those carpetbagger yanks.
Posted on 5/10/17 at 11:29 am to Carolina_Girl
quote:how you doin'?
Carolina_Girl
<----born in Charleston, SC
This post was edited on 5/10/17 at 11:30 am
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