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Riding north with their captive Confederate president in May 1865, Pritchard's 4th Michigan cavalrymen learned of the $100,000 reward for Jefferson Davis, suspected of complicity in Lincoln's assassination. Davis's wife recalled the soldiers' taunts grew crueler.
A $100,000 Reward is a historical marker in Hawkinsville, Pulaski County. It is one of 5 historical markers documented in Pulaski County, among 29 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 32.2259, -83.4696 near Hawkinsville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Slade Cemetery (cemetery), about 1.8 miles away. Others within a short drive include Taylor Hall, Merritt--Ragan House, and Hawkinsville City Hall-Auditorium.
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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