Jefferson Davis22 May 1865
Captured by the Union cavalry led by Benjamin Pritchard
United States of America · Warfare / Civil War. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Captured by the Union cavalry led by Benjamin Pritchard
Captures the defeated Confederates President Jefferson Davis
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