Near Reynolds in Taylor County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Gen. John B. Gordon Marker

Photographed by David Seibert, January 18, 2010

1. Gen. John B. Gordon Marker

Inscription. General John Brown Gordon (1832-1904), CSA, lawyer, statesman, owned this farm, “Beechwood,” from 1888 until his death. Here he raised Texas ponies, goats, horses and cattle. For a time he lived in “the old John D. Mitchell home”; later, he moved to a nearby small house that is no longer standing. “The most important military figure in the history of Georgia, General Gordon had no training in martial affairs.” Elected Captain of a group of mountaineers, he was a Lieutenant General by 1865. After the war, a strong advocate of home rule, he served in the United States Senate.

Erected 1958 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 133-5.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1888.

Location. 32° 33.45′ N, 84° 4.245′ W. Marker is near Reynolds, Georgia, in Taylor County. It can be reached from the intersection of Marion Street (Georgia Route 96/540) and South Gen. John B. Gordon Road (County Road 269), on the right

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when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4416 Marion St, Reynolds GA 31076, 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 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Fort Lawrence (approx. 7.8 miles away); Taylor County Rural Electric Cooperative (approx. 8 miles away); Creek Agency (approx. 8.1 miles away); The Wire Road (approx. 9.1 miles away); William Bartram Trail (approx. 9.1 miles away); Taylor County War Memorial (approx. 9.7 miles away); Confederate Memorial (approx. 9.7 miles away); Taylor County (approx. 9.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Reynolds.

Also see . . . John B. Gordon.

Photographed by David Seibert, January 18, 2010

2. Gen. John B. Gordon Marker

The John B. Gordon farm today

A detailed Wikipedia biography. (Submitted on February 4, 2010, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia.)

Photographed by David Seibert, January 18, 2010

3. Gen. John B. Gordon Marker

Looking east, on Georgia Highway 96

Photographed by David Seibert, January 18, 2010

4. Gen. John B. Gordon Marker

Looking south on South General John B. Gordon Road, past the site of his farm

Gen. John Brown Gordon image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Matthew Brady, 1865

5. Gen. John Brown Gordon

The photo, from the Library of Congress, is provided by Wikipedia Commons.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 10, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 4, 2010, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 2,881 times since then and 98 times this year. Last updated on April 4, 2024, by Larry Vogel of Acworth, Georgia. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on February 4, 2010, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.