Wisconsin History Day By Day

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"Jefferson Davis: President of the Confederacy" by Joann Johansen Burch

"Jefferson Davis: Confederate President" by Robert Potter

"Last Train South: the Flight of the Confederate Government from Richmond" by James C. Clark

"An Honorable Defeat: the Last Days of the Confederate Government" by William C. Davis

Vocabulary:

detachment

Cavalry

disguised

Interesting Fact:

Harnden enlisted in 1861 as a private in the Company D, First Regiment, Wisconsin Cavalry. He rose through the ranks until he was a Brevet Brigadier General by the end of the Civil War.

Study Questions:

Who was Jefferson Davis?

What happened to Harnden after the Civil War?

What battles was the First Wisconsin Calvary involved in during the Civil War?

U.S. historical events that occurred on May 10:

1775: Colonial troops lead by Ethan Allen capture the British fort at Ticonderoga, New York.

1869: The transcontinental railroad is completed when the golden spike is driven at Promontory, Utah.

May 10

May 10, 1865: A detachment of the First Wisconsin Cavalry, led by Lt. Col. Henry Harnden, captured the fleeing Jefferson Davis in Irvinville, Georgia. Davis was disguised as an old woman.

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May 10, 1865: A detachment of the First Wisconsin Cavalry, led by Lt. Col. Henry Harnden, captured the fleeing Jefferson Davis in Irvinville, Georgia. Davis was disguised as an old woman.