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Civil War Unknown Dead Memorial

 
 
Civil War Unknown Dead Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, June 21, 2025
1. Civil War Unknown Dead Memorial
Inscription.
Our Unknown Heroes

1861 - 1865
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial SitesWar, US Civil.
 
Location. 33° 57.008′ N, 83° 22.257′ W. Memorial is in Athens, Georgia, in Athens-Clarke County. It is on Cemetery Street east of East Campus Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 297 Cemetery St, Athens GA 30605, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Classic City Area and in the 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 walking distance of this marker: Memorial to WWI War Dead (a few steps from this marker); Oconee Hill Cemetery
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(a few steps from this marker); Miss Mildred Lewis Rutherford (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Lt. Col. Jefferson M. Lamar, C.S.A. (approx. 0.2 miles away); Iron Truss Bridge (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Olympic Flame (approx. 0.2 miles away); UGA vs Tennessee (approx. 0.2 miles away); UGA vs LSU (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Athens.
 
Civil War Unknown Dead Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, June 21, 2025
2. Civil War Unknown Dead Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 26, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 25, 2025, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 109 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on June 25, 2025, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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