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Near The Rock in Upson County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Unknown Confederate Dead
 
Unknown Confederate Dead Marker Photo, Click for full size
By David Seibert, January 28, 2008
1. Unknown Confederate Dead Marker
 
Inscription. Here lie twelve Confederate soldiers, ‘known but to God’, who died of disease and wounds, 1864- 1865, in the General Hospital, Georgia State Line, located near this spot. Dr. A.P.Brown was senior surgeon in charge of the hospital. Dr. E.A. Flewellen, a prominent surgeon, at one time Surgeon of the 5th Georgia Infantry Regiment and later Medical Director of the Confederate Army of Tennessee, assisted at this hospital when on sick leave. Dr. Flewellen`s home still stands at The Rock.
 
Erected 1955 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 145-2.)
 
Location. 32° 57.308′ N, 84° 14.474′ W. Marker is near The Rock, Georgia, in Upson County. Marker is on The Rock Road one mile south of The Rock Road (Georgia Route 36), on the left when traveling south. Click for map. Located on The Rock Road, one mile south of the town of The Rock, located on Georgia Highway 36. Marker is in this post office area: The Rock GA 30285, United States of America.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Trice Cemetery (approx. 4.5 miles away); Upson County (approx. 6.8 miles away); Confederate Dead (approx. 6.9 miles away); Pettigrew-White-Stamps House (approx. 7.3 miles away); Gachet Home (approx. 7.6 miles away); Lamar Electric Membership Corporation (approx. 7.7 miles away); Lamar Electric Membership Corporation Incorporating Board of Directors (approx. 7.7 miles away); A&M - G.I.C. (approx. 8.1 miles away).
 
Unknown Confederate Dead Marker and Cemetery Photo, Click for full size
By David Seibert, January 28, 2008
2. Unknown Confederate Dead Marker and Cemetery
 
Credits. This page originally submitted on July 10, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 855 times since then. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on July 10, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
 
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