The Stuff of Defeat
The Stuff of Defeat
Material Culture and the Downfall of Jefferson Davis
After the war ended, Jefferson Davis struggled to recover the belongings he lost when the federal army captured him in 1865: rifle, pistols, clothing, letters, photographs, and eyeglasses, among other things. He struggled with the federal government, his friends, his wartime staff, and his enemies, with little success. He never regained most of his personal possessions, the ultimate symbol of his defeat.
Keywords: Jefferson Davis, Varina Howell Davis, Israel Vogdes, Edwin Stanton, Burton Harrison, Constance Cary Harrison, Charles C. Jones, Brierfield plantation, U.S. War Department, U.S. Archive Office
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