Philco Television Playhouse
The Symbol: Jefferson Davis
Season 3, Episode 18 · Aired 1951-01-07
Synopsis
After the fall of the Confederate capital Richmond, Virginia, Jefferson Davis and his small group of government officials and followers fled the state in a hope to continue the struggle for the South, it was a symbol of the lost cause.
In the series
This episode is part of Philco Television Playhouse (1948–1955) on NBC.
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