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What Happened on May 10, 1865

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Confederate President Jefferson Davis captured by Union troops at Irwinsville Georgia (US Civil War)

President of the Confederate States of America Jefferson Davis
President of the Confederate States of America
Jefferson Davis
  • Major General Sam Jones, the Confederate military leader in Florida, South Carolina and South Georgia, surrenders to Union forces

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