Auburn in Lee County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
The Auburn Guards
Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 13, 2017
1. The Auburn Guards Marker
The Auburn Guards
the first company to be thus honored
were reviewed by
Jefferson Davis
enroute to his inauguration as
President of the Confederacy
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is February 16, 1861.
Location. 32° 36.617′ N, 85° 28.824′ W. Marker is in Auburn, Alabama, in Lee County. It is on Mitcham Avenue east of North Gay Street, on the right when traveling east. Located on the very east side of the old Depot building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 124 Mitcham Avenue, Auburn AL 36830, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in East Alabama and in Greater Columbus. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Auburn Guards Reviewed by Jefferson Davis (within shouting distance of this marker); The Crescent (within shouting distance of this marker); Luckie Meagher's Kindergarten / Sani-Freeze Dairy Bar (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Auburn First Baptist Church (about 500 feet away); City Hall (about 800 feet away); Auburn 1865~Present / The "Loveliest Village" (approx. Ό mile away); Auburn United Methodist Church Founder's Chapel
this page online
Another marker is no longer nearby. Toomers Corner And The Bank Of Auburn (was approx. Ό mile away but has been confirmed missing).
Regarding The Auburn Guards. In February 1861, president-elect Jefferson Davis rode a train from his plantation in Mississippi to Atlanta and then to Montgomery, Alabama for his inauguration as president of the Confederacy. On February 16, at the Auburn train depot, president-elect Davis reviewed the Auburn Guards, a company of cadets from the East Alabama Male College who were reportedly the first of the Confederate Army to be reviewed by Davis.
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Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 13, 2017
2. The Auburn Guards Marker on top of large rock.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 13, 2017
3. The Auburn Guards Marker on side of old train depot.
Public domain (PD-US), 1861
4. Jefferson Finis Davis (June 3, 1808 – December 6, 1889)
Credits. This page was last revised on November 2, 2019. It was originally submitted on August 13, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 774 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 13, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
