May 10.\u2014Jeff Davis was captured to-day at Irwinsville, Ga., when he was attempting to escape in woman\u2019s apparel. Mr. Green drew a picture of him, and Mr. Finley made photographs from it. We bought one as a souvenir of the war.<\/p>\n
The big headlines in the papers this morning say, \u201cThe hunt is up. He brandisheth a bowie-knife but yieldeth to six solid arguments. At Irwinsville, Ga., about daylight on the 10th instant, Col. Prichard, commanding the 4th Michigan Cavalry, captured Jeff Davis, family and staff. They will be forwarded under strong guard without delay.\u201d The ?ags have been ?ying all day, and every one is about as pleased over the manner of his capture as over the fact itself. Lieutenant Hathaway, one of the staff, is a friend of Mr. Manning Wells, and he was pretty sure he would follow Davis, so we were not surprised to see his name among the captured. Mr. Wells says he. is as ?ne a horseman as he ever saw.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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