Milner in Lamar County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Confederate Hospital

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Photographed by David Seibert, November 8, 2009

1. Confederate Hospital Marker

Inscription. On this side stood one of Milner’s temporary hospitals for Confederate soldiers wounded in the Battles of Atlanta and Jonesboro in 1864. These men were hastily evacuated south on the only railroad from Atlanta still operated by the C.S.A. at that time. Dr. John F. Hunt, local physician, doctors from nearby communities and townspeople fed and cared for the wounded. 108 of these soldiers, from various companies and several southern states, died at Milner and were buried in a cemetery a mile from town on the Liberty Hill Road.

Erected 1955 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 085-6.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1864.

Location. 33° 7.259′ N, 84° 11.752′ W. Marker is in Milner, Georgia, in Lamar County. It is on Main Street (Old U.S. 41) 0.2 miles north of Liberty Hill Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 179 Main Street, Milner GA 30257, 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Confederate Cemetery (approx. 1.1 miles away); Old Alabama Road

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(approx. 1.1 miles away); Gachet Home (approx. 4.2 miles away); Federals at Barnesville (approx. 4.4 miles away); First Grain Elevator (approx. 4.6 miles away); Barnesville Railroad Depot (approx. 5.1 miles away); a different marker also named Confederate Hospital (approx. 5.1 miles away); Women of the Confederacy (approx. 5.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Milner.

More about this marker. The marker points to a small brick cemetery with two graves; these are not related to the marker.

Photographed by David Seibert, November 8, 2009

2. Confederate Hospital Marker

Photographed by David Seibert, November 8, 2009

3. Confederate Hospital Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 10, 2009, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,616 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 10, 2009, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.