
The Wandering Ghost of the Lost Cause
A searing commentary on Jefferson Davis appeared in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer newspaper, June 1, 1893. This was part of a piece written about Davis on the occasion of his internment in Richmond VA's Hollywood cemetery after his death. "After Davis' escape from justice in May 1867, there was no 'vicarious suffering for the deeds of the South'on part of any body, and least of all by Davis, who spent the rest of his days posing as the wandering ghost of the lost cause, foam