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By David Seibert, November 15, 2001 | |
| | | 1. John McIntosh Kell Marker | | |
Inscription. Near this site was the home of Captain John McIntosh Kell, Executive Officer of the Confederate cruisers Alabama and Sumter. After entering the United States Navy at the age of 17, he served in the Mexican War and in 1853 on Perry’s expedition to Japan. Upon Georgia’s secession from the Union, Kell was the first U.S. Naval officer to offer his services to the South. After the Civil War, at his home here in Sunny Side, Kell entertained his friend, the famous Georgia poet Sidney Lanier, who, during a visit in 1874, wrote the poem "Corn." Kell served as Adjutant General of Georgia from 1887 until his death here in 1900.
Erected 2001 by Originally erected by the Works Progress Administration in 1940. Georgia Historical Society and Griffin-Spalding Historical Society. (Marker Number 126-1.)
Location. 33° 20.099′ N, 84° 17.352′ W. Marker is near Griffin, Georgia, in Spalding County. Marker is on Old Atlanta Road 0.05 miles south of Minter Road, on the left when traveling south. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Griffin GA 30223, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 14 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Kilpatrick's Raid (approx. 8.6 miles away); Locust Grove Institute (approx. 10.3 miles away); Henry County (approx. 11.3 miles away); The March to the Sea (approx. 11.7 miles away); Governor Hugh M. Dorsey (approx. 12.2 miles away); Shingleroof Campground (approx. 13.4 miles away); Clayton County (approx. 13.5 miles away); Diverted Attack (approx. 13.6 miles away). | | | | 
By Craig Swain | |
| | | 2. John McIntosh Kell | Photo of Kell taken during the Civil War, dated just before he sailed on the CSS Sumter.
[From the U.S. Navy Historical Center] | | |
More about this marker. Originally a WPA marker also titled "John McIntosh Kell" stood within 100 feet of where the new marker was erected. The WPA marker has been missing for over 25 years, although a section of the pole remains.
Also see . . .
1. John McIntosh Kell. Short biography of Kell. (Submitted on September 23, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
2. Recollections of a Naval Life. Including the Cruises of the Confederate States Steamers, "Sumter" and "Alabama." (Submitted on September 23, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
Credits. This page originally submitted on September 16, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 612 times since then. Last updated on September 23, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. Photos: 1. Submitted on September 16, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. 2. Submitted on September 23, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page. |
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