Cumming in Forsyth County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

American Civil War

April 1861 - May 1865

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, January 20, 2025

1. American Civil War Marker

Inscription.

American Civil War. April 1861 - May 1865. , The American Civil War was a civil war in the United States. It was fought between the Union and the Confederacy, the latter formed by states that had seceded., Lost But Never Forgotten , Andoe, Theodore . Armstrong, A.J. . Askew, Benjamin . Bagley, John W. . Bannister, Columbus . Bannister, Jarrett . Baxter, Jasper . Bell, John Francis . Black, Thomas A. . Blackstone, Francis Marion . Bolder, John T. . Bond, James W. . Brock, Elias . Buice, Leander . Burruss, Mark R.C. . Byers, William F. . Chatham, James Monroe . Chathan, Stephen . Chatham, Thomas H. . Chumbley, Baxtor . Clement, Lewis . Coley, John F.O. . Collins, Andrew J. . Cooper, David T. . Crocker, Jacob . Crocker, Thomas E. . Davenport, William W. . Dooley, John Henry . Driskell, Washington T. . Echols, James M. . Edwards, Thomas J.F. . Ellis, Bailey M. . Estes, Herbert 7bull; Fincher, George S. . Fincher, Joseph E. . Foster, Ranson . Fowler, John . Garrett, George W. . Gazaway, Enoch . Gentry, John B. . Gilbert, Sidney . Gilstrap, C.A. . Gilstrap, John L. . Grimnett, Edwin S. . Grizzle, James B. . Hawkins, Lawson B. . Hawkins, Robert . Haygood, Benjamin . Haygood, James A. . Hendrix, J.L. . Hendrix, W.H. . Higgins, Samuel . Holbrook, John Wilson . Hood, Henry P. . Hughes, Washington Thomas . Humphrey, Thomas Love . Jones, Hiram . Kellogg, Truman E. . Kemp, A.J. . Kilbry, William . Kirk, A.J. . Lancaster, Levi . Light, George W. . Light, Henry B. . Light, Obediah, T. . Martin, Albert C. . Martin, Peter Bordine 7bull; Mashburn, Elisha . McAfee, Charles A. . McAfee, George W. . McBrayer, George W. . McCormick, A.C. . Merritt, Josiah . Merritt, William . Moorehead, Ira G. . Nix, John W. . Otwell, Cullen J. . Patterson, Josiah B. . Payne, Elias B. . Perry, Floy S. . Philips, Isaac M. . Porter, Joseph . Pruitt, Samuel Asberry . Raines, Wesley . Rodgers, Thomas N. . Sams, Lewis A. . Sams, Reuben J. . Sanford, George K. . Sandford, Jackson L. . Sherrill, Henry . Smith, Wade . Stovall, Lewis . Stovall, Patrick M. . Thomas, John R. . Thompson, William C. . Tribble, Benjamin J. . Vaughan, J.A. . Waldrip, William . Wallace, John J. . Wallace, William C. . Wallis, W.W. . Westrey, John Morehead . Wheeler, James A. . Wheeler, John W. . Wofford, Joseph . Wood, Winchester 7bull; Yarborough, Henry W. . Yarborough, S.H. . Youngblood, John (Andrew J.) . Youngblood, S.H.

The American Civil War was a civil war in the United States. It was fought between the Union and the Confederacy, the latter formed by states that had seceded.

Lost But Never Forgotten
Andoe, Theodore • Armstrong, A.J. • Askew, Benjamin • Bagley, John W. • Bannister, Columbus • Bannister, Jarrett • Baxter, Jasper • Bell, John Francis • Black, Thomas A. • Blackstone, Francis Marion • Bolder, John T. • Bond, James W. • Brock, Elias • Buice, Leander • Burruss, Mark R.C. • Byers, William F. • Chatham, James Monroe • Chathan, Stephen • Chatham, Thomas H. • Chumbley, Baxtor • Clement, Lewis • Coley, John F.O. • Collins, Andrew J. • Cooper, David T. • Crocker, Jacob • Crocker, Thomas E. • Davenport, William W. • Dooley, John Henry • Driskell, Washington T. • Echols, James M. • Edwards, Thomas J.F. • Ellis, Bailey M. • Estes, Herbert 7bull; Fincher, George S. • Fincher, Joseph E. • Foster, Ranson • Fowler, John • Garrett, George W. • Gazaway, Enoch • Gentry, John B. • Gilbert, Sidney • Gilstrap, C.A. • Gilstrap, John L. • Grimnett, Edwin S. • Grizzle, James B. • Hawkins, Lawson B. • Hawkins, Robert • Haygood, Benjamin • Haygood,

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James A. • Hendrix, J.L. • Hendrix, W.H. • Higgins, Samuel • Holbrook, John Wilson • Hood, Henry P. • Hughes, Washington Thomas • Humphrey, Thomas Love • Jones, Hiram • Kellogg, Truman E. • Kemp, A.J. • Kilbry, William • Kirk, A.J. • Lancaster, Levi • Light, George W. • Light, Henry B. • Light, Obediah, T. • Martin, Albert C. • Martin, Peter Bordine 7bull; Mashburn, Elisha • McAfee, Charles A. • McAfee, George W. • McBrayer, George W. • McCormick, A.C. • Merritt, Josiah • Merritt, William • Moorehead, Ira G. • Nix, John W. • Otwell, Cullen J. • Patterson, Josiah B. • Payne, Elias B. • Perry, Floy S. • Philips, Isaac M. • Porter, Joseph • Pruitt, Samuel Asberry • Raines, Wesley • Rodgers, Thomas N. • Sams, Lewis A. • Sams, Reuben J. • Sanford, George K. • Sandford, Jackson L. • Sherrill, Henry • Smith, Wade • Stovall, Lewis • Stovall, Patrick M. • Thomas, John R. • Thompson, William C. • Tribble, Benjamin J. • Vaughan, J.A. • Waldrip, William • Wallace, John J. • Wallace, William C. • Wallis, W.W. • Westrey, John Morehead • Wheeler, James A. • Wheeler, John W. • Wofford, Joseph • Wood, Winchester 7bull; Yarborough, Henry W. • Yarborough,

American Civil War Marker (marker on left) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, January 20, 2025

2. American Civil War Marker (marker on left)

S.H. • Youngblood, John (Andrew J.) • Youngblood, S.H.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.

Location. 34° 13.078′ N, 84° 8.814′ W. Marker is in Cumming, Georgia, in Forsyth County. It can be reached from Vision Drive north of Canton Highway (Georgia Route 20), on the left when traveling north. Located at the Lou Sobh Amphitheater. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 450 Vision Dr, Cumming GA 30040, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker 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 North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

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: World War I

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(here, next to this marker); World War II (here, next to this marker); Korean War (here, next to this marker); Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (a few steps from this marker); American Legion Post 307 (a few steps from this marker); Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 1030 (a few steps from this marker); Vietnam War (a few steps from this marker); Gulf War (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cumming.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 16, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 16, 2025, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 201 times since then and 52 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 16, 2025, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.