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who tried to flee the nation he betrayed wearing a woman's cape, I believe.

1. He had not betrayed the Confederacy in any way.
2. He was wearing a rubber rain poncho. Try reading a history book.

most folks in the South by the end of the war basically wanted to lynch JD for his incompetent handling of the war and the economy.

No, his popularity was rehabilitated by his imprisonment, on both side of the Mason Dixon line. He was more popular with the people at the time of his release than when he was inaugurated as President. May I suggest Shelby Foote's The Civil War, a Narrative; if you have trouble reading, it is available in spoken word audio. If you have trouble comprehending.....

[Sherman Logan]

I just finished Foote’s book. LONG.

If I remember correctly, he says that when the Davis camp was attacked by Union cavalry he grabbed a rain cape and attempted to escape into the woods. In the confusion, it appears he grabbed his wife’s cape rather than his own. The northern papers had great fun with this and exaggerated it greatly, as they did in the early days of Lincoln’s presidency with stories that he had sneaked into DC in disguise.

I suspect Clemenza was referencing Davis’ betrayal of the USA, not the CSA.