Newnan in Coweta County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Confederate Dead

Photographed by David Seibert, June 19, 2010

1. Confederate Dead Marker

Inscription. Here are buried 268 Confederate soldiers, most of whom died of wounds or disease in the several Confederate hospitals located in Newnan. Some were killed in the battle fought south of here, July 30, 1864. Due to the efficiency of the local hospitals, only two are “Unknown.” Most of these men were veterans of many hard fought battles. Every state in the Confederacy is represented in these burials. Also, buried here are two Revolutionary War soldiers, and one from the First World War.

Erected 1956 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 038-5.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil • War, US Revolutionary • War, World I. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society series list. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1942.

Location. 33° 22.949′ N, 84° 47.87′ W. Marker is in Newnan, Georgia, in Coweta County. It is on Herring Street 0.1 miles north of Jefferson Street (Georgia Route 34), on the left when traveling north. Herring Street is a road in the eastern section of Oak Hill Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Newnan GA 30263, 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 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

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of this marker: Colonel Daniel Newnan (approx. 0.3 miles away); Governor Ellis Gibbs Arnall (approx. half a mile away); Governor William Yates Atkinson (approx. half a mile away); Coweta County (approx. half a mile away); Col. Joe M. Jackson (approx. half a mile away); Coweta County Confederate Monument (approx. half a mile away); Coweta County World War I Memorial (approx. half a mile away); In Memory of General Daniel Newnan (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Newnan.

Photographed by David Seibert, June 19, 2010

2. Confederate Dead Marker

Photographed by David Seibert, June 19, 2010

3. Confederate Dead Marker

Looking north with Herring Street on the right

Confederate Section in Oak Hill Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by David Seibert, June 19, 2010

4. Confederate Section in Oak Hill Cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on June 21, 2010, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,737 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 21, 2010, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.