Wilson, James Harrison (1837-1925) [Report on the capture of Jefferson Davis] [SED 13]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00267.349 Author/Creator: Wilson, James Harrison (1837-1925) Place Written: Washington, D.C. Type: Printed document Date: 1867 Pagination: 8 p. ; 22.5 x 14.5 cm. Order a Copy
Published by the 39th Congress, 2d Session and marked Ex. Doc. No. 13. Prints a letter by Secretary of War Edward M. Stanton introducing Major General J.H. Wilson's report on Davis's capture. The report is composed of several letters from the pursuit of Davis in May 1865. The Confederate president was apprehended in Georgia on 10 May 1865.
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