George Munger, Corporal, 4th Michigan Cavalry Company L. is credited with having recognized and helped to capture Jefferson Davis. Although Private Andrew Bee of

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also claimed to be the first to recognize Davis, the official report submitted by General

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, Commander of the Cavalry Corps, Department of the Mississippi, credited

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native George Munger with blocking Davis’ escape after others alerted him, allowing Lieutenant-Colonel B D Pritchard's regiment to capture Davis and end his hopes of re-establishing the Confederate Government in the Trans-Mississippi.

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