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Did Jefferson Davis flee the US after the Civil War?

April 26, 2017civil war flee jefferson davis

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Did Jefferson Davis flee the US after the Civil War?

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No. He was going to try to, but was caught before he could. There was even a rumor that when he was caught he was dressed in a woman’s clothes, but that’s not true. Davis was put in jail for a long time before bailed out by a Yankee newspaper journalist.