Irwinville in Irwin County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Irwinville

Photographed by Mike Stroud, July 1, 1993

1. Irwinville Marker

Inscription. Jefferson Davis was made a prisoner of war at the close of the War Between the States. Richmond having fallen, the President of the Confederate States was seeking to reach remaining forces beyond the Mississippi. With his family and staff he made his last camp in a Georgia pine grove, May 9, 1865. At dawn May 10, the camp was surrounded by two detachments of Federal Cavalry. The camp site in the grove is now Jefferson Davis Memorial State Park.

Erected by State of Georgia. (Marker Number 11 J-5.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Military • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society series list. A significant historical date for this entry is May 9, 1865.

Location. Marker has been reported missing. It was located near 31° 39.873′ N, 83° 23.156′ W. Marker was in Irwinville, Georgia, in Irwin County. It was on Jeff Davis Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Irwinville GA 31760, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was in Georgia’s Coastal Plain. It

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was also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Wiregrass.

Globally, it was in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found 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 9 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: Jefferson Davis (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Jefferson Davis (about 400 feet away); a different marker also named Jefferson Davis (about 400 feet away); Jefferson Davis Memorial State Park (approx. 1.1 miles away); First Baptist Church Bell (approx. 7.9 miles away); Gen. Bush's Home (approx. 8.2 miles away); Fitzgerald Rotary Club (approx. 8.4 miles away); Dedicated to the Veterans of 1898 - 1902 (approx. 8½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Irwinville.

More about this marker. Was moved from SR 135 / 32 to Jefferson Davis Memorial Park Ga 32 in Irwinville

Related markers.

The Jefferson Davis Memorial Museum ca 1998 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, July 1993

2. The Jefferson Davis Memorial Museum ca 1998

Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. To better understand the relationship, study each marker in the order shown.

Additional commentary.
1. Text added?
Appears the following text may have been added, or blackened out, at the beginning of the marker:
Eleven miles northwest, near Irwinville,

— Submitted November 28, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 25, 2022. It was originally submitted on February 9, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,821 times since then and 35 times this year. Last updated on October 24, 2022, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 9, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.