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The Myth of Jefferson Davis's Capture

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Created November 17, 2025

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The story of Jefferson Davis being captured in a dress is a complete fabrication, and the US government

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intentionally pushed the lie. When Union troops raided his camp, Davis’s wife threw

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her waterproof overcoat and a shawl over him so he could escape unrecognized in the dark.

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That’s it. But the story got twisted. Northern cartoonists went wild,

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drawing him in a frilly dress and bonnet. Secretary of War Edwin Stanton knew

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the truth. When he saw the actual clothes—just a man's coat and a shawl—he hid them

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to keep the embarrassing myth alive. Davis could never escape the legend.

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