Visual Materials

Jeff's last shift. Capture of Jeff. Davis, May 10th, 1865, at Irwinsville, GA

Description: Image of Confederate President Jefferson Davis, dressed in a bonnet and dress and wielding a Bowie knife, being captured by Union soldiers during the American Civil War; two Union soldiers point their guns at Davis while a third grabs Davis's arm; a woman (possibly his wife Varina Davis) raises her hands in alarm.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Call number: priJLC_MIL_003324
Creator: Last, Jay T(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Jay T. Last, 2005. This collection forms part of the Jay T. Last collection of graphic arts and social history, which was donated to the Huntington Library by Jay T. Last in 2005 as a gift in progress. The bulk of the view prints were transferred to the Library between 2010 and 2012.

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