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Jefferson Davis Escorted to the Coast

May 14, 2020 WalterCoffey

Jefferson Davis and what was left of the Confederate government-in-exile was sent under Federal guard to Augusta, Georgia, from which they would be shipped by water to the coast.

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The Capture of Jefferson Davis

May 10, 2020 WalterCoffey

Federal cavalry seized Jefferson Davis and members of his party near Irwinville, Georgia.

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Jefferson Davis Reaches Sandersville

May 6, 2020 WalterCoffey

Jefferson Davis and his small Confederate escort reached the banks of the Oconee River in Georgia, while Federal forces rapidly closed in on them.

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Jefferson Davis Reaches South Carolina

April 29, 2020 WalterCoffey

Jefferson Davis and his Confederate government-in-exile reached South Carolina, but Federal patrols were closing in on them.

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The Battle of Cold Harbor

June 3, 2019 WalterCoffey

June 3, 1864 – The Federal Army of the Potomac suffered one of its most horrifying defeats at a crossroads just nine miles northeast of

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Lee’s Daring Gamble

May 15, 2018 WalterCoffey

May 15, 1863 – Confederate General Robert E. Lee attended a strategy conference with President Jefferson Davis and his cabinet at Richmond, where Lee unveiled

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