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The last Confederate Cabinet Meeting was held
May 4, 1865. Confederate President Jefferson
Davis assembled members of his cabinet in
Washington and conducted the last official
business of the Confederate government. A
marker on the courthouse lawn describes this
historic event.
An extensive collection of Civil War
artifacts (see picture of his camp chest above) and documents found at the Washington
Historical Museum (ca. 1835) focuses on life
in this community and Jefferson Davis' flight
from Richmond through this area.
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