The Dissolution of the Confederate Government

In early May 1865, fleeing President Jefferson Davis held the Confederacy's last cabinet meeting at the old bank building in Washington, where remaining officials signed final papers before the government dissolved.

The Dissolution of the Confederate Government is a historical marker in Washington, Wilkes County, erected in 1938. It is one of 63 historical markers documented in Wilkes County, among 123 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.7380, -82.7392 near Washington. The nearest cataloged historic site is Last Cabinet Meeting of the C.S.A. (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include In Memory of Cpl. M. Philip Scarborough, USMC, Jefferson Davis, and Wilkes County.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.