WILLIAM SEWARD AND THE CAPTURE OF JEFFERSON DAVIS
By Jackson Snider

WILLIAM SEWARD

William Seward was the Secretary of State from 1861-1869 under presidents Abe Lincoln and Andrew Johnson.

FACTS

• Seward bought the Alaska territory from Russia
• As a lawyer, Seward was one of the first to use the insanity defense
• On the night of lincolns assassination, he was stabbed nearly to death by a conspirator
• He opposed slavery very intensely
• He recieved criticism for staying in office after Andrew Johnson was sworn in

JEFFERSON DAVIS' ESCAPE/CAPTURE

In May 1865, Jefferson Davis, the Confederate president during the Civil War, tried to escape his home town, Richmond Virginia.

FACTS

• Davis and his cabinet were forced to flee headquarters in Richmond
• They established a temporary headquarters in Danville, VA
• They soon moved farther south due to the heavy Union presence
• On may 10 they were surrounded by union troops at a temporary camp
• There are rumors that he fked in a dress as not to be recognized, but they may be false

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