Averell. "other trains soon followed. There were women and children in boxcars. many without baggage. few with anything to eat. It was a sad scene. but the doors of Danville houses were wide open. and an old Virginia welcome met the refugees. and they were soon housed as comfortably as possible." A large delegation of city fathers met the first train. for on board was the leading southerner of that day: Jefferson Davis. president of the Confederate States of America. Those Danvillians who beheld Davis for the first time were shocked at his appearance. for the cares of war were etched deep in his countenance. He was then 56. tall. slim. and hollowcheeked.
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