Hazlehurst in Jeff Davis County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Jefferson Davis Memorial
Photographed by Mike Stroud, August 20, 2009
1. Jefferson Davis Memorial
President
Confederate States of America
1861
Presented to Preserve the
Memory of the sacrifices of
the people of the South
as exemplified by our President
(Emblem)
Sons of Confederate Veterans
Camp #918
Local Confederate Units
Appling Grays, Company I, 27th Georgia Infantry
Appling Rangers, Company F, 17th Georgia Infantry
Appling Volunteers, Company B, 51st Georgia Infantry
Satilla Rifles, Company K, 54th Georgia Infantry
Captain. Ben Milikin's Militia, Company F, 1st Symon's Reserves
Company K, Clinch's 4th Georgia Cavalry
Capt. Silas Crosby's Militia
(South face)
U.S. Secretary of War
U.S. Senator
U.S. Congressman
(East face)
Battle Flag
[ Etching ]
Third National Stars & Bars
Bonnie Blue Stainless Banner
Erected by Sons of Confederate Veterans.
Topics and series. This historical marker 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 series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1861.
Location. 31° 51.798′ N, 82° 36.074′ W. Marker is in Hazlehurst, Georgia, in Jeff Davis County. It is at the intersection of South Tallahassee Street (U.S. 23/221) and Jeff Davis Street, on the left when traveling south on South Tallahassee Street. Located at northern end of the Courthouse grounds in Hazelhurst. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hazlehurst GA 31539, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker and memorial is in Georgia’s Coastal Plain. 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.
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Other nearby markers. At least 5 other markers are within 13 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Jeff Davis County Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Jeff Davis County (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Major General James E. Livingston (approx. 6½ miles away); Dead River Cemetery (approx. 11.4 miles away); Methodism at Spring Hill (approx. 12.7 miles away).
Photographed by Mike Stroud, August 20, 2009
2. Jefferson Davis Memorial
Photographed by Mike Stroud, August 20, 2009
3. Jefferson Davis Memorial , west face
Photographed by Mike Stroud, August 20, 2009
4. Jefferson Davis Memorial south face
Photographed by Mike Stroud, August 20, 2009
5. Jefferson Davis Memorial east face
Photographed by Mike Stroud, August 20, 2009
6. Jefferson Davis Memorial
seen at Jeff Davis Street and along US 221/23, at the
Courthouse in Hazelhurst
Photographed by Mike Stroud, August 20, 2009
7. Jefferson Davis Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on April 26, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 6, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 2,093 times since then and 50 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on September 6, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
