Jim Limber (also known as Jim Limber Davis, possibly born James Henry Brooks) was an American orphaned boy of mixed white and black descent who lived with the family of Confederate president Jefferson Davis from February 1864 until the family was captured by Union forces in May 1865.
They gave him clothes belonging to the Davis's son, Joe, since the boys were of similar age.
"[3] Limber was with the Davises when they were forced to abandon Richmond before the Union Army captured the city in April 1865.
Limber briefly lived with Saxton in Charleston, South Carolina, but was eventually sent north for education until he was old enough to support himself.
The story of Limber's time with the Davis family is told in Charles Frazier's novel Varina.