I don't recall James McPherson mentioning Davis being captured in a dress in his book, "Embattled Rebel: Jefferson Davis as Commander in Chief." He does mention the capture.
This is a journal article:
This article is supposedly written by a Confederate officer:
In any case, it is much ado about nothing.
Mr. Kalamata
Those stories impress me with what I liked best about ol jeffy - haughty and arrogant even in defeat, a thief, a coward, and the ultimate loser.
Our Lost Causers love to cackle & crow over Lincoln's incognito 1861 sneak through Baltimore into Washington, DC, in which it was sometimes alleged Lincoln travelled dressed as a woman.
They're not nearly as sanguine about Jefferson Davis' capture while fleeing from Richmond.
Fake news, 1860s style.
Lincoln dressed in night-shirt sneaking through Baltimore, 1861.
Jefferson Davis disguised escaping from Richmond, VA, 1865.
Brother Joe, who is somewhat of an authority in these matters, in his post 349 summed-up the egregiously distortive propaganda charge thusly: “Fake news, 1860s style.”
That's that. About the only unanswered question is how Brother OIFVeteran was duped into breaking the hate ceiling. As an officer he must have drilled into his reports the importance of not picking up and marketing red herrings found flopping on the pavement.
Although Brother OIFVeteran and I have not always seen eye-to-eye he comes across as a straight shooter. I now must reevaluate the wisdom of continuing to accept everything he says at face-value.