; it is not known that a single man in the South desired, or would have dared, to undertake his release, although that region was thronged with thousands of rebel soldiers on their way home.
No accident, or delay of any kind, occurred during the trip to Savannah, where a gunboat was already in waiting.
The prisoners were taken on board at once, and delivered at Fortress Monroe, for safe keeping, on the 22d of May.
My command had also arrested Mr. Mallory, the rebel Secretary of the Navy, Mr. Hill, Senator, and Joseph E. Brown, Governor of Georgia.
Breckenridge and Toombs managed to escape, by traveling alone, and as rapidly as possible — the former having passed through Tallahassee, Florida, only a few hours before the arrival of General McCook at that place.
Both of his sons were captured, and, after a few days' detention, were paroled.
When Davis arrived at Macon, he looked bronzed, but hardy and vigorous, and had entirely recovered his equanimity and easy bearing.
After he
