Tag: Jefferson Davis
This is Where Jefferson Davis Lived in D.C.
Check out this cool photo of Jefferson Davis's old home in D.C. at 1736 I St. NW. Unfortunately, like much of historic Washington, the...
Mrs. Jefferson Davis Visits White House in 1866
How fascinating is this article that we dug up in The Baltimore Sun. This is correspondence from Washington, printed on May 25th, 1866.
At the time,...
Mayflower Hotel Maid Finds Woman Near Death; Husband Shoots Self Through...
This title is worthy of a big #WTF.
Posts like this are sadly some of the more popular ones. I don't know if GoDCers are attracted...
Read This Book: The Siege of Washington
Buy this book and then read it (I bought the Kindle version). It is an excellent window into life in Washington City in the...
