Jefferson Davis and what was left of the Confederate government-in-exile is sent under Federal guard to Augusta, Georgia, from which they will be shipped by water to the coast.
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Jefferson Davis and what was left of the Confederate government-in-exile is sent under Federal guard to Augusta, Georgia, from which they will be shipped by water to the coast.
Federal cavalry seizes Confederate President Jefferson Davis and members of his party near Irwinville, Georgia.
Jefferson Davis and his small Confederate escort reach the banks of the Oconee River in Georgia, while Federal forces rapidly close in on them.
President Jefferson Davis and his Confederate government-in-exile reach South Carolina on their way to regroup in Texas. But Federal patrols are closing in on them.
Robert E. Lee attends a strategy conference with President Jefferson Davis and his cabinet at Richmond, where Lee unveils a daring plan to invade the North once more.