Andrew Bee of Martin, Michigan was an American soldier, a private in the 4th Michigan Cavalry, Company L. On May 7, 1865, the 4th Michigan Cavalry, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin D. Pritchard, invaded the encampment of Confederate president Jefferson Davis.
Private Bee discovered that Davis was in fact present and disguised in women's clothing.
Davis's shawl and petticoat became the property of the War Department, which turned them over to the National Archives, where they still reside.
He alerted Corporal Munger, who made the capture, ending Davis' hopes of re-establishing the Confederate government in the Trans-Mississippi.
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