Midtown in Savannah in Chatham County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Francis Bartow
Photographed By Mike Stroud, September 15, 2013
1. Francis Bartow Marker
Colonel 8th, Regt.
Georgia Volunteers
Confederate States Army
Born Savannah Ga.
September 6th, 1816.
Fell at Manassas
July 21 st, 1861.
Erected by City of Savannah.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1871.
Location. 32° 4.021′ N, 81° 5.797′ W. Marker is in Savannah, Georgia, in Chatham County. It is in Midtown. Marker can be reached from the intersection of Whitaker Street and West Gwinnett Street, in the median. Located in Forsyth Park, at the base (north side) of the Confederate Monument. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Savannah GA 31401, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Lafayette McLaws (within shouting distance of this marker); Nina Anderson Pape (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Forsyth Park (about 500 feet away); Birthplace of Eighth Air Force (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Georgia Volunteer (approx. 0.2 miles away); British Evacuation (approx. 0.2 miles away); Bynes-Royall Funeral Home (approx. 0.2 miles away); Warren A. Candler Hospital (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Savannah.
Regarding Francis Bartow.
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Source: Wikipedia
Also see . . . Francis S. Bartow (1816-1861). New Georgia Encyclopedia (Submitted on January 11, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Additional commentary.
1. Bust of Colonel Francis S. Bartow, (sculpture)
Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum :
Control Number: IAS GA000347
Francis S. Bartow (1816-1861). Colonel of the 8th Regiment Georgia volunteers, was killed at the Battle of Manassas on July 21st, 1861. The bust was moved from its original location in Chippewa Square to make room for the Oglethorpe Monument (Feb. 1910). The bust was installed by the Bartow, McLaws Monument Association, a creation of the Confederate Veterans Association of Savannah. IAS files contain related a typed report which provides biographical information on Francis S. Bartow and a history of the creation of the monument to Bartow. For related information see Dorothy H. Stewart's "The Monuments and Fountains of Savannah," Savannah: Savannah Park and Tree Department, 1993.
— Submitted September 15, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South 
To The Confederate Dead
1861-1865 Carolina.
Photographed By Mike Stroud, June 2006
2. Francis Bartow Marker at base of Confederate Monument in Savannah
1861-1865
Photographed By Mike Stroud, 2008
3. Francis Bartow at Laurel Grove Cemetery, Savannah
Georgia Volunteers
Confederate States Army
Born Savannah
September 6th 1815
Fell at Manassas,
July 21st 1861.
Erected by the Confederate Associates
Oglethorpe Light Infantry
and Citizens of Savannah
June 3, 1902
via Find A Grave, unknown
4. Francis S. Bartow
Photographed By Brandon Fletcher, November 27, 2009
5. Francis Bartow Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 15, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 2,184 times since then and 44 times this year. Last updated on September 11, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. Photos: 1. submitted on September 15, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 2. submitted on June 15, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 3. submitted on September 11, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 4. submitted on January 11, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 5. submitted on September 27, 2015, by Brandon Fletcher of Chattanooga, Tennessee. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
