Washington, GA

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Record Data

Place Unit Type

City or Town

Containing Unit

Wilkes County, GA

Events

Date		Type
05/05/1865	Fleeing Confederate President Jefferson Davis arrives with his cabinet and family in Washington, Georgia	Lawmaking/Litigating
05/24/1865	In Lincoln County, Georgia, bandits make off with $250,000 of the last of the Confederate gold reserves	Crime/Disasters
05/10/1865	Union cavalry capture the fleeing Confederate President Jefferson Davis and his family south of Macon, Georgia	Lawmaking/Litigating

People

Birthplace of

Alexander, Edward Porter

Campbell, John Archibald

Stephens, Alexander Hamilton

Burial Place of

Dubose, Dudley McIver

Toombs, Robert Augustus

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