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English: Drawing of Jefferson Davis wearing petticoat in a tent, being captured. There is a woman and a slave or freedman inside the tent. Two Union cavalrymen appear to be discovering Davis. There is a saddle in a tree and bottles, a plate, a glass, and a wooden box with "SILVER SPOONS C. S. A." written on it.
Title: Cartoon of Jefferson Davis trying to evade Federal troops disguised as a woman.
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Source Missouri History Museum
URL: http://images.mohistory.org/image/894B4CDA-6740-7A78-77DD-FD11376983A6//original.jpg
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Civil War, 1861-1865
Cartoons and comics
Political cartoons
Jefferson Davis
petticoat
Union
Soldiers
slave
African Americans
woman
tent
hiding
confederate
cross-dressing
Women
Politics and government
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