Jeff. Davis! "As women and children." / Scattergood, eng.
Summary
Cartoon shows Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederate States of America, dressed as a woman and holding a Bowie knife, labeled "Arkansas tooth-pick" in order to avoid capture by Union soldiers after the American Civil War ended. The caption below the image quotes "J. Davis, in his last extremity," saying, "Is not your Government more magnanimous than to hunt down women and children?"
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Date
01/01/1865
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
Public Domain