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Jefferson Davis was captured wearing women's clothing.

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CONTESTED PARTIAL
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4 sources for · 1 against

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Is it true that Jefferson Davis was captured wearing women's clothing?

Partly. A contemporary encyclopedia entry says Davis was captured in a cloak and shawl, with the women's-clothing image traced to political cartoons, while an 1865 newspaper account and several later travel and reference books repeat that he was captured wearing his wife's dress or women's clothing. The evidence is partial on both sides and does not fully settle the claim.

Verdict: CONTESTED PARTIAL · 4 sources for, 1 against · Last checked

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Evidence for · 4
HOW JEFFERSON DAVIS WAS CAPTURED (Colonist, 25 August 1865)
1865
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HOW JEFFERSON DAVIS WAS CAPTURED (Colonist, 25 August 1865). (1865). paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TC18650825.2.14

Evidence against · 1
Jefferson Davis
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Jefferson Davis. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jefferson_Davis

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More for · 3
Editorial Cartooning and Caricature
1998
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Somers, P. (1998). Editorial Cartooning and Caricature. books.google.com. http://books.google.com/books?id=MNEUAQAAIAAJ&dq=Jefferson+Davis+was+captured+wearing+women%27s+clothing.&hl=&as_pt=BOOKS&source=gbs_api

The Big Book of Civil War Sites
2023
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The Big Book of Civil War Sites. (2023). play.google.com. https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=6tucEAAAQBAJ&source=gbs_api

Insiders' Guide® to Civil War Sites in the South
2010
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Lane, S. (2010). Insiders' Guide® to Civil War Sites in the South. play.google.com. https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=AlXZ71gcdQwC&source=gbs_api

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