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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMK42_captain-sally-l-tompkins-c-s-a_Mathews-VA.html
Sally Tompkins, born at Poplar Grove 3 miles south of here, was the only woman granted a commission in the Army of the Confederacy. "Captain Sally" founded and directed Robertson Hospital in Richmond where over 1300 Confederate soldiers were cared…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMK41_mathews-county-courthouse-square_Mathews-VA.html
Mathews County was formed in 1790 from Gloucester County and named for Thomas Mathews, of Norfolk, a soldier of the Revolution who was then Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates. A local builder, Richard Billups, constructed the courthouse be…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMK40_john-clayton-botanist_North-VA.html
One and a half miles north is the site of his home "Windsor" where he developed an excellent botanical garden. He was first president, Virginia Society for the Promotion of Useful Knowledge, and clerk of Gloucester County from 1722 until his death…