Andersonville in Macon County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Michigan
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 4, 2008
1. Michigan Monument
Erected
by the State of
Michigan
to her
Soldiers
and
Sailors
who were imprisoned
on these grounds.
1861-1865.
Erected 1904 by State of Michigan.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
Location. 32° 11.765′ N, 84° 7.741′ W. Marker is in Andersonville, Georgia, in Macon County. It is at the intersection of Prison Site Road and Cemetery Road, on the left when traveling south on Prison Site Road. Monument is grouped with other monuments in the northwest corner of the former prison stockade, inside the Andersonville National Historic Site. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Andersonville GA 31711, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Piedmont. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, 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 original Thirteen Colonies, 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: Ohio (within shouting distance of this marker); Massachusetts (within shouting distance of this marker); Gettysburg Address (within shouting distance of this marker); Tennessee (within shouting distance of this marker); Patriotic Work of the National Woman's Relief Corps (within shouting distance of this marker); Escape Tunnels (within shouting
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Also see . . .
1. Michigan Monument. NPS Andersonville National Historic Site website entry (Submitted on April 17, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
2. Andersonville National Historic Site. National Park Service website entry (Submitted on October 6, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, June 22, 2011
2. Michigan Marker
Close-up view of the text on the historical monument.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, June 22, 2011
3. Michigan Marker
View looking south of the historical monument in the foreground and the Ohio Monument in the background, and the site of the southern half of the prison grounds in the distant background.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 4, 2008
4. Monuments in Northwest Corner of Former Prison Stockade
Credits. This page was last revised on April 17, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 6, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,211 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on October 6, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 2, 3. submitted on October 8, 2011, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. 4. submitted on October 6, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
