Washington, Georgia
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Washington is a city in and the county seat of Wilkes County, Georgia, United States. Under its original name, Heard's Fort, it was for a brief time during the American Revolutionary War the Georgia s
The Robert Toombs House State Historic Site, also a National Historic Landmark
Robert Toombs
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Robert Augustus Toombs was an American politician from Georgia, who was an important figure in the formation of the Confederacy. From a privileged background as a wealthy planter and slaveholder, Toom
Washington, Georgia
…Tom Nash – professional football and baseball player Robert Toombs – first Secretary of State of the Confederacy, slaveholder, Confederate general in the Civil War William Henry Pope – Texas politician…
CSA Sec State Toombs
The original Confederate Cabinet. L-R: Judah P. Benjamin, Stephen Mallory, Christopher Memminger, Alexander Stephens, LeRoy Pope Walker, Jefferson Davis, John H. Reagan and Robert Toombs.
Toombs' house in Washington, Georgia, seen here in 1934.
President Jefferson Davis