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 Documents Images
