General Jefferson Davis
   

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Title

      General Jefferson Davis

Call #

   CWC_5b

Printer

   S. C. Upham, 310 Chesnut Street, Philadelphia

Description

   Depicts a caricacture of Jefferson Davis returning from war.

Inscription

   1. "Jeff. Davis returning from War."
2. "Jeff. Davis going to ar."
3. "Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1861 by E. Rogers, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States, in and for the eastern District of Pennsylvania."

Cover size

   5 3/4 x 3 1/4 in 14.4 x 8.4 cm

Persons

   Jefferson Davis

Subjects

   United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Covers (philately)--United States--History

Notes

   On turning the image upside down another one appears of Jefferson Davis going to war. See Civil War Cover 5a: General Jefferson Davis.