Midway-Hardwick in Baldwin County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Summer Home (of) Governor Herschel V. Johnson
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 7, 2022
1. Summer Home (of) Governor Herschel V. Johnson Marker
Leader of opposition to secession
“To Georgia, in my judgement,
I owe primary allegiance.”
Erected 1936 by Works Progress Administration • United Daughters of the Confederacy.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the United Daughters of the Confederacy series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1861.
Location. 33° 3.378′ N, 83° 13.949′ W. Marker is in Midway-Hardwick, Georgia, in Baldwin County. Marker is on Allen Memorial Drive west of Irwinton Road (U.S. 441), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 402 Allen Memorial Dr, Milledgeville GA 31061, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. John Rutherford House (approx. half a mile away); Cornerstone/Auditorium Building (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Green Building (approx. 0.7 miles away); Milledgeville State Hospital (approx. 0.7 miles away); Powell Building (approx. 0.7 miles away); The Walker Building (approx. 0.7 miles away); Old Oglethorpe University (approx. 0.8 miles away); Carl Vinson • Mary Green Vinson (approx. 1.3 miles away).
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Regarding Summer Home (of) Governor Herschel V. Johnson. Johnson, who was Georgia's governor from 1853 to 1857, was a delegate to the state's secession convention in 1861. He initially opposed secession, believing slavery was more secure within the Union than outside of it. But when it became clear that Georgia would secede, he acquiesced out of loyalty to his state. He then served as a senator in the Second Confederate Congress from 1862 until the end of the Civil War in 1865.
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 7, 2022
2. Summer Home (of) Governor Herschel V. Johnson Marker
Currier & Ives via Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division (public domain), circa 1860
3. Herschel Vespasian Johnson (1812-1880)
This lithograph was created during the time he was Stephen Douglas' running mate in the 1860 presidential election.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 13, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 13, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 228 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 13, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
