George Munger, Corporal,
4th Michigan Cavalry Company L. is credited with having recognized and helped to capture
Jefferson Davis.
Although Private
Andrew Bee of
Martin, Michigan
Martin is a village in southeastern Allegan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 410 at the 2010 census.
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also claimed to be the first to recognize Davis, the official report submitted by General
James H. Wilson
James Harrison Wilson (September 2, 1837 – February 23, 1925) was a United States Army topographic engineer and a Union Army Major General in the American Civil War. He served as an aide to Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan during the Maryland Cam ...
, Commander of the Cavalry Corps, Department of the Mississippi, credited
Allegan, Michigan
Allegan ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. Its population was 5,222 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Allegan County. It lies within Allegan Township but is administratively autonomous.
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The men after whom Allegan's ...
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.
References
Michigan History Magazine(.pdf)
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People from Allegan, Michigan
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