The Jefferson Davis Historical Carbine
The Jefferson Davis Carbine

The Jefferson Davis Historical Carbine



The capture of President Jefferson Davis (While wearing a lady's shawl).

In a notarized letter dating from September 6th, 1910 Caspar Knobel states that:

"THIS (Spencer) CARBINE WAS CARRIED BY ME WHEN I CAPTURED JEFFERSON

DAVIS, PRESIDENT OF THE SOUTHERN CONFEDERACY, ON THE MORNING OF MAY 10TH 1865

AT ABBYVILLE, GEORGIA. SWORN TO BY ME Caspar Knobel of, Late A Company, 4th Michigan Cavalry."



This gun and Caspar Knobel were both considered tremendously important to history

to have a sworn statement taken in 1910 to document this historic event.

Also pictured: A GAR (Grand Army of the Republic) photo of Caspar Knobel (on the left)

with an unidentified soldier, Knobel's reunion ribbon from the 4th Michigan Cavalry,

and a copy of the 1910 sworn statement. Attached to the butt of the carbine

is the original newspaper clipping detailing the event and historical significance of the carbine.

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