. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . SIGNATURES TO THEJEFFERSONDAVIS BAIL-BOND—HORACE GREELEYSCOMES THIRD Jefferson Davis wascaptured near Irwin-villc, Georgia, onMay Ki. lsi;.-), by adetachment of theFourth Michigani Cavalry. On theway to Macon theparty learned that areward of $100,000had been offered forthe apprehension ofDavis as one f thealleged accomplicesof the assassinationof Abraham Lincoln. It was later foundthat the testimonyon which the chargewas made was un-trustworthy, some ofthe witnesses l
. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . SIGNATURES TO THEJEFFERSONDAVIS BAIL-BOND—HORACE GREELEYSCOMES THIRD Jefferson Davis wascaptured near Irwin-villc, Georgia, onMay Ki. lsi;.-), by adetachment of theFourth Michigani Cavalry. On theway to Macon theparty learned that areward of $100,000had been offered forthe apprehension ofDavis as one f thealleged accomplicesof the assassinationof Abraham Lincoln. It was later foundthat the testimonyon which the chargewas made was un-trustworthy, some ofthe witnesses laterretracting their statc-. • erf ./U <p-c*t<? ments. Aft -i a two-years Fort Monroe hewas indicted in Rich-mond for treasonand liberated onhail. Of the manynames attached tothe document, themost conspicuous isthai of Horace Gree-ley, editor of //York Tribune, whohad been prominentthroughout the waras a molder ofNorthern passions horn ofthe conflict were stillraging. some ofthem in an intensi-fied form. Greeley displayed unusualcourage in subst-rib-ing his name to thebond. It appearsjust above that ofCornelius Vanderbiit, below (ierrit Smiths. GREELEY READING THE TRIBUNE
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