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After his capture at Irwinville, fallen Confederate president Jefferson Davis was paraded through this farming community then called Wellston on May 13, 1865, jeered by Union guards as his wife Varina shielded their frightened children in the ambulance wagon.
The Fallen President is a historical marker in Warner Robins, Houston County. It is one of 11 historical markers documented in Houston County, among 44 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 32.6206, -83.6003 near Warner Robins. The nearest cataloged historic site is Mildred's Country Store (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include "Butch" – University of Georgia's First Bulldog, Warner Robins Depot, and Flint Electric Membership Corporation.
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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