Near Rome in Floyd County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
General Thomas Edwin Greenfield Ransom
1834-1864
Photographed by David Seibert, August 28, 2011
1. General Thomas Edwin Greenfield Ransom 1834-1864 Marker
Thomas E.G. Ransom enlisted as captain of Company E, 11th Illinois Volunteer Infantry in 1861. Wounded four times, he won honors at Ft. Donelson, Shiloh, Vicksburg, and Red River. Rising steadily through the ranks, Ransom led the 17th Corps, Army of The Tennessee in the Battle of Jonesboro severing the last railroad into Atlanta. His infantry then pursued Confederate General John B. Hood northward. Stricken with typhoid fever, Ransom died here at the home of John Berryhill on October 29, 1864. He was breveted Major General posthumously and is buried in Rose Hill Cemetery in Chicago, Illinois.
Erected 2001 by Georgia Historical Society, Norwich University and the Eighth Regiment Band. (Marker Number 57-2.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society series list. A significant historical date for this entry is October 29, 1864.
Location. 34° 16.068′ N, 85° 16.528′ W. Marker is near Rome, Georgia, in Floyd County. It is at the intersection of Alabama Highway (State
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Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Mountains. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Berry Schools' Old Mill (approx. 4.2 miles away); Dr. Elizur and Esther Butler, Missionaries to the Cherokees (approx. 5.1 miles away); Berry College (approx. 5.4 miles away); Martha Berrys Birthplace (approx. 5½ miles away); Original Cabin (approx. 5½ miles away); Ellen Louise Axson Wilson (approx. 5.6 miles away); Anchor Duck Mills World War II Memorial (approx. 5.7 miles
Photographed by David Seibert, August 28, 2011
2. General Thomas Edwin Greenfield Ransom 1834-1864 Marker
Looking east toward Rome on Alabama Highway (GA 20) on the left
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Also see . . .
1. Thomas E. G. Ransom. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on October 9, 2008, by David Tibbs of Resaca, Georgia.)
2. A Eulogy for Ransom. General W.T. Sherman presented this eulogy for General Ransom, in 1884, twenty years after his death, to a G.A.R. post named for the fallen hero. (Submitted on October 9, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
Photographed by David Seibert, August 28, 2011
3. General Thomas Edwin Greenfield Ransom 1834-1864 Marker
The marker and the Berryhill home across the railroad tracks
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4. Brig. Gen. Thomas E.G. Ransom
Photo taken between 1860 and 1864 by Brady's National Photographic Portrait Galleries; Civil war photographs, 1861-1865, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 15, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 8, 2008, by David Tibbs of Resaca, Georgia. This page has been viewed 2,055 times since then and 70 times this year. Last updated on December 18, 2017, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 25, 2011, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. 4. submitted on June 8, 2021, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
