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  Jefferson Davis is captured

Filed under:
Civil War Events
Event date:
Saturday, May 10, 2008 (This event repeats every year)
Location:
Irwinville, Georgia
Description:

Jefferson Davis, the president of the Confederacy, was captured when the Union Army caught up to him on May 10, 1865, in Irwinville, Georgia. He would spend 2 years in prison before being released without going to trial.