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Andersonville in Macon County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

Massachusetts

 
 
Massachusetts Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., July 4, 2008
1. Massachusetts Monument
Inscription.

[Front Side]:
Death Before Dishonor
Erected
by the
Commonwealth
in memory of
her sons who died
in Andersonville
1864-1865

[Back Side]:
Known Dead
767.
Resolves 1900
Chapter 77
Approved May 28,
W. Murray Crane
Governor

Commission
Charles C. Davis
Thaddeus H. Newcomb
Francis C. Curtis
Levi G. McKnight
Everett S. Horton

 
Erected by Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1900.
 
Location. 32° 11.77′ N, 84° 7.76′ W. Marker is in Andersonville, Georgia, in Macon County. Marker is at the intersection of Prison Site Road and Cemetery Road, on the left when traveling south on Prison Site Road. Monument is grouped with other monuments in the northwest corner of the former prison stockade, inside the Andersonville National Historic Site. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Andersonville GA 31711, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Ohio (within shouting distance of this marker); Michigan (within shouting distance of this marker); Tennessee (within shouting distance of this marker);
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Rhode Island (within shouting distance of this marker); Gettysburg Address (within shouting distance of this marker); National Woman's Relief Corps Tribute (within shouting distance of this marker); Patriotic Work of the National Woman's Relief Corps (within shouting distance of this marker); Father Peter Whelan (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Andersonville.
 
Also see . . .
1. Report of the Commission on Andersonville Monument. by Massachusetts Commission on Andersonville monument, Francis C. Curtis, Charles Griffin Davis, Everett Southworth Horton, Levi G. McKnight, Thaddeus H. Newcomb. Published by Wright & Potter printing Co., state printers, 1902.

Our men were offered food, clothing, liberty, even, if they would take the oath of allegiance. They said "No! Death before dishonor!" (Submitted on October 6, 2008.) 

2. Andersonville National Historic Site. National Park Service site. (Submitted on October 6, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.) 

3. Andersonville Prison. A resource page detailing the history of Andersonville Prison. (Submitted on October 6, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.) 
 
Massachusetts Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, June 22, 2011
2. Massachusetts Marker
Close-up view of the text on the front side of the historical monument.
Massachusetts Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, June 22, 2011
3. Massachusetts Marker
View of the reverse of the historical monument.
Massachusetts Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, June 22, 2011
4. Massachusetts Marker
Close-up view of the text on the backside of the historical monument.
Massachusetts Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, June 22, 2011
5. Massachusetts Marker
View looking south of the historical monument, with the Ohio Monument in the background and several white posts marking the deadline and stockade wall in the right background of the picture.
Monuments in Northwest Corner of Former Prison Stockade image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., July 4, 2008
6. Monuments in Northwest Corner of Former Prison Stockade
Massachusetts Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Brandon Fletcher, November 8, 2008
7. Massachusetts Marker
Marker's location (yellow arrow) in relation to the deadline and stockade marker posts.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 9, 2018. It was originally submitted on October 5, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,075 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos:   1. submitted on October 5, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.   2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on October 7, 2011, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.   6. submitted on October 5, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.   7. submitted on October 1, 2015, by Brandon Fletcher of Chattanooga, Tennessee. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.

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