Virginia, ——, settlement of the Toombs family in, 2; supports Calhoun, 29; Brown's raid into, 169, 170; secedes, 233

Waddell, Pres. Moses, 8, 9

Wade, ——, vote on Kansas-Nebraska bill, 115

Walker, Levi P., Secretary of War of Confederate States, 221; instructions to Beauregard about Fort Sumter, 224, 225

Walker, Robert J., governor of Kansas, 160

Walker, Gen. W. H. T., dispute with Gen. Hill at Chickamauga, 258, 259

Walthall, Gen. E. C., 277

War, Toombs' views on, 57

"War between the States," 75, 98, 185, 371

Warner, Hiram, opinion of Homestead and Exemption laws, 318

Warwick River, Toombs' operations on, 244

Washington, D. C., imperiled after first battle of Manassas, 238; Army of Northern Virginia advances on, 262

Washington, Ga., Mrs. Toombs' residence at, 4; distinguished men around, 16; speech at, 98, 99; debate between Toombs and Hill at, 144-152; Toombs elected commissioner, 192; the Toombs home at, 360

Washington County, escape through, 299

Waterloo, visit to field of, 126

Webster, Rev. Alexander, 6

Webster, Daniel, compared with Toombs, 14; last efforts of, 68; great Union speech of, 79; tribute to, 99, 104, 367; nominated for Presidency, 99; admiration for, in the South, 100; Secretary of State, 100; friendship with Toombs, 101; death, 102, 107; Hayne's challenge to, 175; his loss felt, 201

Wellborn, Speaker, 39

Wesleyan Female College, 9

Western and Atlantic Railroad, 40

West Indies, effects of emancipation in, 134, 137

West Point, Toombs' opinion of training at, 246-249; criticism of officers from, 273; criticism not sustained, 275

Wheeler, Gen. Joseph, 301, 303

Whig party, demand internal improvements, 40; attitude toward protection, 46; in campaign of 1844, 51, 55; position in campaign of 1848, 60; caucus of 1845, 68-70; joint action with Democrats in Georgia, 85; convention at Baltimore, 97; Southern opposition to Presidential candidate Scott, 98; nominates Webster for Presidency, 99; break in, by Southern members, 100; Toombs' defection from, 105; rupture over Scott's nomination, 121; absorption into Republican party, 140

Wilde, Gen., attempts the capture of Toombs, 286

Wilkes County, land-grant to Major Robert Toombs in, 2; partition of lands in, 3; birth-place of Gen. Toombs, 4; legal practice in, 15, 16, 22, 23; factions in, 29, 30; politics of, 32; defeat of Whigs in, 37; assigned to Eighth Congressional District, 44

Wilkinson County, escape through, 296

Willington, S. C., speech at, 45

Wilmot, David, member of Twenty-ninth Congress, 56

Wilmot Proviso, Ohio's position in regard to, 60; menace to the South, 70, 79; abandoned, 79, 87; Webster's attitude on, 99, 100; how characterized by Toombs, 149

Wingfield, J. T., 288

Winthrop, Robert C., member of Twenty-ninth Congress, 56; defeated for Speakership, 69

Wisconsin, debate on counting Electoral vote, 193, 194

Wolseley, Gen., on Sherman's invasion of Georgia, 281

Worth, Fort, meeting with squatters at, 153, 154

Wright, A. R., deputy to Provisional Congress, 215

Yancey, William L., member of Twenty-ninth Congress, 56; leads seceders from Charleston convention, 177; letter to Slaughter, 177, 178; speech in Charleston, 178; commissioner to Europe, 229

Yorktown, Toombs' operations at, 244, 245

"Young Alice," 300

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TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE:

Every effort has been made to replicate this text as faithfully as possible, including obsolete and variant spellings. Obvious typographical errors in punctuation (misplaced quotes and the like) have been fixed. Corrections [in brackets] in the text are noted below:

page 39: typo corrected

and declared the resolutions adopted. Mr. Toombe[Toombs] fired up at this unusual decision. He threw himself before

page 122: possible typo

he did run for Congress and scored[should be scorned?] the secret order on every stump in the district.

page 171: quote added in likely place

Mr. Toombs contended that this was no new principle introduced into our Constitution. ["]It was inserted in the ordinance of 1787. The New

page 237: typo corrected

When General Toombs joined the Army his staff was made up as follows; D. M. Dubose[DuBose], Adjutant General; R. J. Moses,

page 260: quote added in likely place

from Toombs and directed him to join his command. ["]As we were preparing for the charge at Manassas (second battle),

page 268: typo corrected

"Gray Alice," so well known to his command. He was not very far over when a troop of calvary[cavalry] rode up. He

page 288: typo corrected

Riding over to a neigbor's[neighbor's] house, Mr. J. T. Wingfield, he failed to find his friend, but left

page 295: comma added

"But that looks very much like him through the window[,]" said Lieutenant Irvin.

page 295: typo corrected

or his plans, for fear that they might indiscreetly comment on his presence or embarass[embarrass] him even by their

page 299: typo corrected

Federals believed Tombs[Toombs] already abroad and had ceased to look for him in Georgia. After the passage

page 325: added missing quote

and property; defeat all the rightful purposes of government, and renounce all remedies, all laws.["]

page 342: typo corrected

authorizing the legislature to levy a lax[tax] to furnish good substantial artificial limbs to those

page 375: added missing quote

to his home in Augusta, General Toombs bade him good-by. ["]I am sorry," said he, "the hour is come. I hope we shall meet

On page 250, a quotation begins with no conclusive end:

"Just before dark," says Dr. Steiner, "Mr. Toombs received orders to charge the enemy, firing having been heard on the left. The position

Inconsistent spelling:

Greensboro (page 281)/Greenesboro (pages 9, 283)

Inconsistent spelling:

Empress Eugenie (page 310)/Eugenie (index)

Inconsistent spelling:

Hagerstown (page 265)/Hagarstown (page 262 and index)

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