Near Resaca in Gordon County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Mary J. Green

1831-1924

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 11, 2021

1. Mary J. Green Marker

Inscription. In remembrance and appreciation for her service and dedication in locating and collecting the remains of the soldiers who died on the Resaca battlefield and re-interring them in a plot of land that would become the first Confederate cemetery in Georgia.

Erected 2008 by United Daughters of the Confederacy Atlanta Chapter No. 18.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil • Women. In addition, it is included in the United Daughters of the Confederacy series list.

Location. 34° 36.327′ N, 84° 56.645′ W. Memorial is near Resaca, Georgia, in Gordon County. It can be reached from Confederate Cemetery Road 0.4 miles east of U.S. 41 when traveling east. Marker is just inside the Resaca Confederate Cemetery entrance. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Resaca GA 30735, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Georgia’s Mountains. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. 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 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 walking distance of this marker: Mary Jane Green (a few steps from this marker); Confederate Cemetery Resaca (a few steps from this marker); Miss Mary Green (within shouting distance of this marker); Atlanta Campaign (approx. 0.3 miles away); Battle of Resaca

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(approx. 0.3 miles away); The Resaca Confederate Cemetery (approx. 0.3 miles away); 123rd New York Infantry (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named Battle of Resaca (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Resaca.

Mary J. Green Marker Detail image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 11, 2021

2. Mary J. Green Marker Detail

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 11, 2021

3. Mary J. Green Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 13, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 13, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 980 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 13, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.