Griffin in Spalding County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Spalding County Confederate Soldier Memorial
1861 - 1865
Inscription.
Our tribute of gratitude, reverence, and love to the soldiers of the Confederate States of America.
Their mausoleum is our heart, their fame hath deathless bloom; time is their watchful sentinel, and glory guards their tomb.
In everlasting remembrance of the heroic deeds, sublime self-sacrifice and undying devotion to duty and country, of Spalding County's Confederate soldiers
Erected by James Boynton Chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy, of Griffin and Spalding County, November 1909.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
Location. 33° 14.807′ N, 84° 15.278′ W. Memorial is in Griffin, Georgia, in Spalding County. It is on East Taylor Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 651 E Taylor St, Griffin GA 30223, 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: Revolutionary War Patriots (a few steps from this marker); Spalding County Vietnam Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); In Memory of Revolutionary Soldiers (within shouting distance of this marker); Spalding County Korean and Vietnam Wars Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Flame of Freedom (within shouting distance of this marker); Global War on Terror (within shouting distance of this marker); Spalding County World War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Spalding County World War II Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Griffin.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 13, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 10, 2025, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 86 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on July 10, 2025, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.




