Lot 869
J.H. Bufford. Civil War Lithograph: "JEFF'S LAST SHIFT". Printed by J.H. Bufford, Boston, MA, 1865. Uncolored print, 9½ x 13¾ in. image, with wide margins to 13¼ x 17¾ in. Subtitled: "Capture of Jeff Davis, May 10th 1865, at Irwinsville, GA." Fanciful illustration of a knife-wielding Jefferson Davis, wearing dress and bonnet as a disguise, fending off three Union solders. His wife warns the soldiers (in the bottom margin): "The men had better not provoke the President as he might hurt some of 'em." Lightly toned.
Estimated Value $500 - 600.
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