Jeffersonville in Twiggs County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Twiggs County Civil War Monument
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, October 4, 2015
1. Twiggs County Civil War Monument
[east side]
Soldiers
and those who
sacrificed all
to establish the
independence of
the South
1861-1865
In Memory
Capt. Jas. Folsom
4th. Ga. Reg.
Twiggs Guards
Capt. Jms. Barclay
6th. Ga. Reg.
Capt. E.S. Griffin
26th. Ga. Reg
Slappey Guards
Capt. U.A. Rice
48th. Ga. Reg.
A.D. 1911
by the
Twiggs County Chapter
Daughters of the Confederacy
Erected 1911 by Twiggs County Chapter, Daughters of the Confederacy.
Topics and series. This monument and memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Sons of Confederate Veterans/United Confederate Veterans, and the United Daughters of the Confederacy series lists.
Location. 32° 41.25′ N, 83° 20.747′ W. Monument is in Jeffersonville, Georgia, in Twiggs County. It is on North Railroad Street just south of Magnolia Street (State Route 96), on the left when traveling south. Marker and monument are located directly in front of the Twiggs County Courthouse, facing Railroad Street. Touch for map. Monument
this page online
Regionally, this memorial monument is in Georgia’s Piedmont. 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 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 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Ezekiel Wimberley (within shouting distance of this marker); Twiggs County (within shouting distance of this marker); Richland Baptist Church (approx. 5.1 miles away); Geographic Center of Georgia (approx. 5.6 miles away); Myricks Mill (approx. 7.6 miles away); Dudley M. Hughes (approx. 8.4 miles away); Intersection of Carolina West Florida, and Savannah Lower Creek Indian Trails (approx. 9.6 miles away); Arthur Fort, 1750-1833 (approx. 9.6 miles away).
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, October 4, 2015
2. Twiggs County Civil War Monument
Another marker is no longer nearby. Marion (was approx. 5.6 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, October 4, 2015
3. Twiggs County Civil War Monument (2015 re-dedication)
December 18, 2014
UDC — SCV
Dedication April 12, 2015
Twiggs County Courthouse
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, October 4, 2015
4. Twiggs County Civil War Monument
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, October 4, 2015
5. Twiggs County Civil War Monument
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, October 4, 2015
6. Civil War Monument Statue
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, October 4, 2015
7. W. Earl Hamrick, Sr. Memorial
W. Earl Hamrick, Sr.
Sheriff
Twiggs County
Jan. 1, 1941 — Dec. 31, 1988
”A Living Legend”
Credits. This page was last revised on January 15, 2021. It was originally submitted on January 14, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 713 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on January 15, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
