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Last Train South: The Flight of the Confederate Government from Richmond

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The story begins in March 1865 as Union troops closed in on Richmond. Jefferson Davis tries to establish new capitals in Danville, Greensboro, and Charlotte and is ultimately captured in Georgia. Secretary of War Breckinridge dons the style of a pirate to escape. Secretary of State Benjamin disguises himself as a poor farmer--with his gold sewn inside his clothes. Nearly 60 primary and secondary sources were used to research this dramatic history. The book contains sketches made by an artist who accompanied Davis on much of ...

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Last Train South: The Flight of the Confederate Government from Richmond 1997, McFarland and Company, Inc., Jefferson

ISBN-13: 9780786404698

Revised edition

Trade paperback

Last Train South: The Flight of the Confederate Government from Richmond 1984, McFarland & Company, Jefferson, NC

ISBN-13: 9780899501154

Hardcover