Date | June 3, 1865 |
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Dimensions | Overall: 16 1/16 x 11 3/16 x 1/16 in. (40.8 x 28.4 x 0.2 cm) |
Print medium | Print-Lithograph |
Known for its somewhat lurid stories and images, Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper was the country’s first newspaper to include illustrations and it had a circulation of more than 200,000 during the Civil War. It was one of the first publications to publish an image based on another rumor of Davis’ capture, as described in the New York Times on May 22: “Mr. Davis attempted to escape in the disguise of his wife’s
clothing, a hood being drawn over his face and having a bucket on his arm. His wife accompanied him out of the tent and requested that her ‘poor old mother should be permitted to go after some water’; but, a wide-awake guard saw boots, and concluded they belonged to no old woman. Brought to a stand and charged with being Jeff. Davis, he was forced to disclose himself under penalty of being shot, and was conducted back to his quarters.”
Purchase, with funds provided by the ICP Acquisitions Committee, 2011