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Flight and Capture of Jeff Davis

The escape of Davis in his wife’s clothing was so sensational it even inspired composers and musicians. The cover of this piece of sheet music includes a Bible verse, Jeremiah 13:22: "If you say in your heart, 'Why have these things happened to me?' Because of the magnitude of your iniquity your skirts have been removed and your heels have been exposed.”

Title:
Flight and Capture of Jeff Davis
Creator:
Wolf Erine, J. Henry Whittemore
Origin Date:
1865
Object ID:
71.2009.083.0248

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