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| Add Photo — Add Link — Add Commentary — Correct this page — Print | | Near Reynolds in Taylor County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic) |
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Gen. John B. Gordon
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By David Seibert, January 18, 2010 | |
| | | 1. Gen. John B. Gordon Marker | | |
Inscription. General John Brown Gordon (1832-1904), CSA, lawyer, statesman, owned this farm, “Beechwood,” from 1888 until his death. Here he raised Texas ponies, goats, horses and cattle. For a time he lived in “the old John D. Mitchell home”; later, he moved to a nearby small house that is no longer standing. “The most important military figure in the history of Georgia, General Gordon had no training in martial affairs.” Elected Captain of a group of mountaineers, he was a Lieutenant General by 1865. After the war, a strong advocate of home rule, he served in the United States Senate.
Erected 1958 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 132-5.)
Location. 32° 33.45′ N, 84° 4.245′ W. Marker is near Reynolds, Georgia, in Taylor County. Marker is at the intersection of Marion Street (Georgia Route 96) and S. Gen. John B. Gordon Road (County Route 269), on the right when traveling east on Marion Street. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Reynolds GA 31076, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Taylor County Rural Electric Cooperative (approx. 8 miles away); Creek Agency - Old Agency (approx. 8.1 miles away); The Wire Road (approx. 9.1 miles away); William Bartram Trail (approx. 9.1 miles away); Taylor County (approx. 9.7 miles away); Home of Samuel Henry Rumph (approx. 10.2 miles away); St Luke’s Episcopal Church (approx. 10.3 miles away); Tuscaloosa Formation (approx. 11.8 miles away). | | | | 
By David Seibert, January 18, 2010 | |
| | | 2. Gen. John B. Gordon Marker | | The John B. Gordon farm today | | |
Also see . . . John B. Gordon. A detailed Wikipedia biography. (Submitted on February 4, 2010, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia.)
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By David Seibert, January 18, 2010 | |
| | | 3. Gen. John B. Gordon Marker | | Looking east, on Georgia Highway 96 | | |
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By David Seibert, January 18, 2010 | |
| | | 4. Gen. John B. Gordon Marker | | Looking south on South General John B. Gordon Road, past the site of his farm | | |
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By Matthew Brady, 1865 | |
| | | 5. Gen. John Brown Gordon | | The photo, from the Library of Congress, is provided by Wikipedia Commons. | | |
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| Credits. This page originally submitted on February 4, 2010, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 251 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on February 4, 2010, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page. | | Add Photo — Add Link — Add Commentary — Correct this page — Print |
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