Jefferson Davis
Information about Jefferson Davis in Richmond during the Civil War

Written Accounts

1865-11-23, Official Records, Ser. II, Vol. VIII, pp. 815-816; testimony from one of Gen. Winder's policemen - Libby & Castle Thunder mentioned.
1866-02-28, Richmond Examiner; description of how a rumor began circulating that Jefferson Davis was in Libby Prison – practical joke on the part of a guard leading a tour for some “northern ladies.” Lieutenant Hunter now in command of Libby
1866-02. Official Records, Ser. II, Vol. VIII, pp. 883-885; deposition regarding the supposed plot to kill Abraham Lincoln. Castle Thunder mentioned.
1866-04, The Cosmopolite, “Reminiscences of A Southern Hospital. By Its Matron.” Part 4
1866-07-16, Richmond Dispatch; reports of desecration of the grave marker of Jefferson Davis' deceased son are erroneous
1866, Trowbridge, John T., The South...; account of the author's travels to Richmond and the adjoining battlefields. Good material on Belle Isle, Brown's Island, Libby Prison, battlefields near the city, Camp Lee
1868-08-04, Brown Memoir - Garnett; notes on a post-war meeting with Dr. A. Y. P. Garnett; Garnett says many "officers of high rank" tried to get him to talk to Pres. Davis on their behalf because he had "the President's ear."
1869, Life of Jefferson Davis...; by Edward A. Pollard; these excerpts relate to Jefferson Davis and Libby Prison, especially a southern slant to the "mine" episode
1871-05-18, Richmond Dispatch; Jefferson Davis is in Richmond on business – visited Hollywood Cemetery
1881, Southern Historical Society Papers Vol. 9, pp. 206-211; Bruce, H. W. "Some Reminiscences of the Second of April, 1865."

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