Columbus in Muscogee County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Martin J. Crawford

(1820-1883)

Photographed by David Seibert, April 30, 2011

1. Martin J. Crawford Marker

Inscription. On the adjoining lot stood the large columned home of Martin Jenkins Crawford, Lawyer, Member of the General Assembly of Georgia, twice Judge of the Superior Court of the Chattahoochee Circuit, Member United States Congress, and of the provisional Confederate States Congress. He was one of the three Confederate Peace Commissioners to President Lincoln. Upon the outbreak of the war he raised the Third Georgia Cavalry regiment of which he was Colonel. Col. Crawford died while a member of the Supreme Court of Georgia.

Erected 1953 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 106-7.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #16 Abraham Lincoln, and the Georgia Historical Society series lists.

Location. 32° 28.237′ N, 84° 59.391′ W. Marker is in Columbus, Georgia, in Muscogee County. It is on 13th Street 0 miles east of 2nd Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Columbus GA 31901, 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 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: First Black Public School (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); First Baptist Church

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(about 800 feet away); High Uptown Historic District / Garrett-Bullock-Delay House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Oglethorpe House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Bullard-Hart-Sampson House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Birthplace of Robert Winship Woodruff (approx. 0.2 miles away); Church of the Holy Family (approx. 0.2 miles away); TSYS (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbus.

Regarding Martin J. Crawford. Martin J. Crawford's entry in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress is here:

http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=c000892

A bank parking lot now occupies the site of the large columned Crawford home, which was demolished in 1949.

Photographed by David Seibert, April 30, 2011

2. Martin J. Crawford Marker

Photographed by David Seibert, April 30, 2011

3. Martin J. Crawford Marker

Photographed by David Seibert, April 30, 2011

4. Martin J. Crawford Marker

Looking east on 13th Street toward the Chattahoochee River

Photographed by David Seibert, April 30, 2011

5. Martin J. Crawford Marker

Looking west on 13th Street toward Veterans Parkway

Martin Jenkins Crawford image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Harpers Weekly (1861)

6. Martin Jenkins Crawford

Crawford's image appeared on the cover of "Harper's Weekly, A Journal of Civilization" on January 5, 1861, as part of a composite of the ten members of the Georgia Congressional delegation. The artist is unknown.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on June 3, 2011, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,064 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on June 3, 2011, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.