The Civil War
John Breckinridge's Escape to Cuba
2023-05-13T14:00:51-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvMzg0XC8wMDJcLzE2ODQwMDE1MDZfMDAyLmpwZyIsImVkaXRzIjp7InJlc2l6ZSI6eyJmaXQiOiJjb3ZlciIsImhlaWdodCI6NTA2fX19Historian William “Jack” Davis talked about former Vice President and later Confederate General John Breckinridge’s escape to Cuba after the collapse of the Confederacy in 1865. The Virginia Center for Civil War Studies at Virginia Tech University in Blacksburg, Virginia, hosted this discussion.
Historian William “Jack” Davis talked about former Vice President and later Confederate General John Breckinridge’s escape to Cuba after…
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Historian William “Jack” Davis talked about former Vice President and later Confederate General John Breckinridge’s escape to Cuba after the collapse of the Confederacy in 1865. The Virginia Center for Civil War Studies at Virginia Tech University in Blacksburg, Virginia, hosted this discussion. close
Historian William “Jack” Davis talked about former Vice President and later Confederate General John Breckinridge’s escape to Cuba after… read more
Historian William “Jack” Davis talked about former Vice President and later Confederate General John Breckinridge’s escape to Cuba after the collapse of the Confederacy in 1865. The Virginia Center for Civil War Studies at Virginia Tech University in Blacksburg, Virginia, hosted this discussion. close
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William "Jack" C. Davis Historian
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