Confederate Brigadier General Robert Toombs
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Confederate Brigadier General Robert Toombs was a prominent Southern politician and military leader who served as the first Confederate Secretary of State before commanding troops in key Civil War battles.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Confederate Brigadier General Robert Toombs canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Confederate general
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human ⓘ lawyer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| almaMater |
Union College
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University of Georgia ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1810-07-02 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Wilkes County, Georgia
NERFINISHED
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near Washington, Georgia ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Resthaven Cemetery, Washington, Georgia ⓘ |
| commanded | brigade in the Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Confederate States of America
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1885-12-15 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Washington, Georgia ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Virginia School of Law ⓘ |
| familyName | Toombs ⓘ |
| fullName |
Robert Toombs
ⓘ
surface form:
Robert Augustus Toombs
|
| givenName | Robert ⓘ |
| ideology |
Southern nationalism
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support for slavery ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Constitutional Union Party
ⓘ
Democratic Party ⓘ Whig Party ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Confederate States Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | brigadier general ⓘ |
| notableFor |
first Secretary of State of the Confederate States of America
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service as Confederate brigadier general in the American Civil War ⓘ service as U.S. Senator from Georgia before the Civil War ⓘ |
| notableWork | leading advocate of Southern secession ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
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planter ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
American Civil War
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Battle of Antietam ⓘ First Battle of Bull Run ⓘ Peninsula Campaign ⓘ Seven Days Battles ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Confederate States Secretary of State
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United States Senator from Georgia ⓘ member of the Confederate States Provisional Congress ⓘ member of the Georgia House of Representatives ⓘ member of the United States House of Representatives from Georgia ⓘ |
| residence | Washington, Georgia ⓘ |
| servedUnder |
Joseph E. Johnston
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Robert E. Lee ⓘ |
| spouse | Martha Julianna DuBose ⓘ |
| supported | secession of Georgia from the United States ⓘ |
| wasA | slave owner ⓘ |
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