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Re: Jeff Davis' disguise
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An Honorable Defeat by Bill Davis, pg 299-302.

Yankees advanced through a drizzle in the pre dawn half light..............in the half light he reached for his overcoat but grabbed Varina's dark gray raglan cloak instead.............Varina was afraid he would be recognized and threw the shawl over his head.

Now, what do we believe? Who is correct? Was it raining; was it drizzing; were there identical raincoats; did Varina disguise him or was it a mistake on his part?

Varina's words say she disguised him on purpose and Bill Davis says it was a mistake on Jeff's part.

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