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"Oh, what a fall was there!"
Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

"Oh, what a fall was there!"

1865

CC0 — Public Domain
Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

Capture of Jefferson Davis. It was rumored that Davis, President of the Confederate States of America tried to flee dressed in women's clothing.

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