Elba in Coffee County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Gravesite of Mrs. Alberta Martin, the "Last Link to Dixie"

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, September 20, 2025

1. Gravesite of Mrs. Alberta Martin, the "Last Link to Dixie" Marker

Inscription. The death of Mrs. Alberta Martin, affectionately known a "Mz. Alberta", symbolizes the passing of an age and the closing of a chapter in the history of the South. As the last known living widow of a Confederate veteran, she was the "Last Link to Dixie". Mrs. Martin's second husband, William Jasper Martin, was a soldier in the Army of Northern Virginia, a band of citizen soldiers that is acknowledged by many historians as being one of the greatest military organizations in the history of warfare.

Led by immortal names such as Lee, Jackson and Stuart, the Army of Northern Virginia, represented, the best hope of the Southern Confederacy in her struggle to defend her independence.

Mrs. Martin spent most of the final years of her life defending the Confederate heritage of her people. She traveled through her native South to dedicate new monuments and museums and defend old banners. With profound appreciation, this monument is dedicated in loving memory of Mrs. Alberta Stewart Martin.

June 12, 2004
Deo Vindice

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil

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Location. 31° 23.384′ N, 86° 9.239′ W. Marker is in Elba, Alabama, in Coffee County. It can be reached from Alabama Route 141 0.6 miles south of U.S. 84, on the left when traveling south. Located in the New Ebenezer Baptist Church cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3151 AL-141, Elba AL 36323, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Wiregrass.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

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 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: New Ebenezer Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of Curtis School (approx. half a mile away); Mulberry Heights School (approx. 5 miles away); First United Methodist Church (approx. 5.4 miles

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, September 20, 2025

2. Gravesite of Mrs. Alberta Martin, the "Last Link to Dixie" Marker

away); Elba Lodge #170 AF & AM (approx. 5.4 miles away); Folsom Estate (approx. 5.4 miles away); Folsom Birthplace (approx. 5.4 miles away); Historic Court Square (approx. 5½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Elba.

Also see . . . Alberta Martin. (Submitted on September 23, 2025, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia.)

Credits. This page was last revised on September 24, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 23, 2025, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 139 times since then and 70 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 23, 2025, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.