Grant Park in Atlanta in Fulton County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Colonel Joseph F. Burke
November 2, 1845 - April 24, 1927
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 20, 2021
1. Colonel Joseph F. Burke Marker
Inscription.
Colonel Joseph F. Burke. November 2, 1845 - April 24, 1927. Here rest the remains of Colonel Joseph F. Burke. In 1861, at age 16, he was in the Confederate States Forces defending Charleston, SC, when it was invaded and attacked by Union Forces attempting to reach Fort Sumter. As Commander, Colonel Burke led the Gate City Guard of Atlanta on a goodwill tour of northern cities in 1879 and organized a meeting of Union and Confederate veterans in Atlanta in 1880, which was sponsored by both Union General Wm. T. Sherman and former Confederate States Vice President Alexander H. Stephens. His leadership and dedication resulted in the erection in 1911 of the Monument to Peace in Piedmont Park, Atlanta, by the Old Guard of the Gate City Guard. , Dedicated and placed by The Old Guard of The Gate City Guard September 7, 2003
Here rest the remains of Colonel Joseph F. Burke. In 1861, at age 16, he was in the Confederate States Forces defending Charleston, SC, when it was invaded and attacked by Union Forces attempting to reach Fort Sumter. As Commander, Colonel Burke led the Gate City Guard of Atlanta on a goodwill tour of northern cities in 1879 and organized a meeting of Union and Confederate veterans in Atlanta in 1880, which was sponsored by both Union General Wm. T. Sherman and former Confederate States Vice President Alexander H. Stephens. His leadership and dedication resulted in the erection in 1911 of the Monument to Peace in Piedmont Park, Atlanta, by the Old Guard of the Gate City Guard.
Dedicated and placed by The Old Guard of The Gate City Guard September 7, 2003
Erected 2003 by The Old Guard of The Gate City Guard.
Location. 33° 44.93′ N, 84° 22.404′ W. Marker is in Atlanta, Georgia, in Fulton County. It is in Grant Park. It can be reached from the
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intersection of Oakland Avenue SE and Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive SE. From the main entrance, take the third left. Marker is about 550 feet from there, affixed on a mausoleum on the left side of the lane. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 248 Oakland Ave SE, Atlanta GA 30312, 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.
Also see . . . History Old Guard of The Gate City Guard of Atlanta. Overview of the militia's history, including a section on Burke. (Submitted on November 23, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Credits. This page was last revised on February 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 23, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 437 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on November 23, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
