Macon in Bibb County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Confederate Memorial Day in Macon
Photographed by David Seibert, November 3, 2010
1. Confederate Memorial Day in Macon Marker
The Memorial Day addresses were delivered by the Rev. David Wills at Rose Hill and by the Rev. E. W. Warren at lower Cherry Street. Both addresses were printed in full in the Macon Daily Telegraph, April 27, 1866.
Soon after the close of the War Between the States, Mrs. Hardeman inaugurated the plan of removing the remains of the soldiers from graves scattered around the Confederate hospitals in the county to these cemeteries and erected wooden headboards at each mound with the name, company, regiment and date of death of each soldier. For two weeks prior the first Memorial Day, Mrs. Hardeman and a companion personally listed the information on the crude headboards. This list of 575 names was published in full in the
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Erected 1957 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 011-8.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society series list. A significant historical month for this entry is March 1866.
Location. 32° 50.85′ N, 83° 37.9′ W. Marker is in Macon, Georgia, in Bibb County. It can be reached from Riverside Drive (U.S. 23). The marker stands in the northeastern part of the front section of Rose Hill Cemetery, at "Soldiers Square," adjacent to a flagpole flying the Confederate Battle Flag. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1071 Riverside Drive, Macon GA 31201, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s 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
Photographed by David Seibert, November 3, 2010
2. Confederate Memorial Day in Macon Marker
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Rose Hill Cemetery (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Rose Hill Cemetery (about 600 feet away); John Basil Lamar (approx. 0.2 miles away); Alfred Holt Colquitt (approx. 0.2 miles away); Nashville South (approx. 0.2 miles away); General Edward Dorr Tracy, Jr. (approx. ¼ mile away); Oak Ridge Cemetery (approx. ¼ mile away); Unknown, But Not Forgotten (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Macon.
Photographed by David Seibert, November 3, 2010
3. Confederate Memorial Day in Macon Marker
This additional plaque is at the base of the marker. It reads:
262 additional soldiers are buried in Soldiers Square in unmarked graves.
Their names, units and dates of death are on file in the Sexton’s Office at the Gate House. Also, in the Genealogy Room at the Washington Memorial Library.
General Edward Dorr Tracy, Jr. Camp No. 18
Sons of Confederate Veterans
July 1, 2003
262 additional soldiers are buried in Soldiers Square in unmarked graves.
Their names, units and dates of death are on file in the Sexton’s Office at the Gate House. Also, in the Genealogy Room at the Washington Memorial Library.
General Edward Dorr Tracy, Jr. Camp No. 18
Sons of Confederate Veterans
July 1, 2003
Photographed by David Seibert, November 3, 2010
4. Confederate Memorial Day in Macon Marker
Beyond the Confederate graves is the railroad track at the edge of the cemetery).
Photographed by David Seibert, November 3, 2010
5. Confederate Memorial Day in Macon Marker
The Ocmulgee River is barely visible beyond the railroad tracks.
Credits. This page was last revised on March 11, 2019. It was originally submitted on November 5, 2010, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 2,077 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on November 5, 2010, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
