Jonesboro in Clayton County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
In Memoriam Fr. Emmeran Bliemel, O.S.B. Chaplain
Photographed by Mark Parker, November 23, 2023
1. In Memoriam Fr. Emmeran Bliemel, O.S.B. Chaplain Marker
In memoriam
Fr. Emmeran Bliemel, O.S.B. Chaplain
10th Tennessee Regiment C.S.A.
Killed in action, August 31, 1864
during the Battle of Jonesboro
Erected by Fr. Emmeran Bliemel 4th Degree Assembly Knights of Columbus Jonesboro, Georgia.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • War, US Civil.
Location. 33° 31.255′ N, 84° 21.229′ W. Memorial is in Jonesboro, Georgia, in Clayton County. It can be reached from the intersection of South McDonough Street and Courthouse Way, on the right when traveling north. Location is the west grounds of the Historic Clayton County Courthouse. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 121 S McDonough St, Jonesboro GA 30236, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Georgia’s Piedmont and in Metro Atlanta. 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 walking distance of this marker: Clayton County Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); Battle Of Jonesborough (within shouting distance of this marker); Clayton County (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Heritage Place (approx. 0.2 miles away); Lee's Corps Withdrawn
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Photographed by Mark Parker, November 23, 2023
2. Wide view In Memoriam Fr. Emmeran Bliemel, O.S.B. Chaplain Marker
Looking from Historic Clayton County Courthouse grounds towards McDonough Street and across the railroad tracks to South Main Street.
Photographed by Mark Parker, September 21, 2025
3. In Memoriam Fr. Emmeran Bliemel, O.S.B. Chaplain Marker looking towards South McDonough Street
Photographed by Mark Parker, September 21, 2025
4. In Memoriam Fr. Emmeran Bliemel, O.S.B. Chaplain Marker Reverse
The Clayton County Courthouse is in the background.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 1, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 19, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 240 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 19, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. 3, 4. submitted on September 27, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
