Confederate Governor Marker

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Near Georgetown in Scott County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Confederate Governor

By Christopher Light, June 17, 2008

1. Confederate Governor Marker

Inscription. Home of George W. Johnson, born 1811 in Scott Co. Named first Confederate Governor of Ky. in Nov. 1861, he followed CSA army's withdrawal to Tenn. from Bowling Green in Feb., 1862. He became aide to Gen. John C. Breckinridge but fought as private in Battle of Shiloh and mortally wounded, Apr. 7, 1862 - - still as CSA Gov. Burial was in cemetery here.

Erected by Kentucky Historical Society & Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 610.)

Location. 38° 10.487′ N, 84° 36.554′ W. Marker is near Georgetown, Kentucky, in Scott County. Marker is on Ironworks Pike (County Route 1973) 2 miles west of Payne's Depot Road (U.S. 62). Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Georgetown KY 40324, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Choctaw Indian Academy (approx. 2.5 miles away); Man o' War (approx. 5.2 miles away); New Zion (approx. 6.6 miles away); Mt. Horeb Presbyterian Church (approx. 7.5 miles away); Lt. Gen. Field Harris, USMC (approx. 8.7 miles away); Keeneland (approx. 9.1 miles away); Pisgah Church (approx. 9.4 miles away); Albert Benjamin Chandler / Gov. Albert B. Chandler (approx. 9.4 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Georgetown.

By Christopher Light, June 17, 2008

2. Confederate Governor Marker

Also see . . . Governor George Washington Johnson. Biographical entry for the Governor. (Submitted on August 3, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)

Confederate Governor home Photo, Click for full size

By Christopher Light, June 17, 2008

3. Confederate Governor home

Credits. This page originally submitted on August 2, 2008, by Christopher Light of Valparaiso, Indiana. This page has been viewed 1,123 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 2, 2008, by Christopher Light of Valparaiso, Indiana. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.