Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Mrs. Jefferson Davis” in chapter 1.30 of Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 29.:
...of this city, corrects a frequently-repeated misstatement connected with General Lee's surrender to General Grant at Appomattox.
The correspondence was elicited by an interesting sketch written by Mrs. Jefferson Davis for the New York World, in which Mrs. Davis inadvertently gave the error a fresh lease of life by her distinguished endorsement, the statement being that General Lee offered his sword to General Gran...
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