Did the Confederate President Jefferson Davis attempt to flee capture from the Union army by disguising himself as a woman to evade capture?
I found this quote on the Internet
“Besides the suit of men’s clothing worn by Mr. Davis he had on when captured Mrs. Davis’ large waterproof dress or robe, thrown over his own fine gray suit, and a blanket shawl thrown over his head and shoulders. This shawl and robe were finally deposited in the archives of the war department at Washington by order of Secretary Stanton.”
Source is
http://www.valstar.net/~jcraig/capture.htm