Covington in Newton County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Confederate Dead & Hospitals

Photographed by David Seibert, November 12, 2011

1. Confederate Dead & Hospitals Marker

Inscription. Here sleep 67 known and 8 unknown Confederate heroes, men who died of disease and wounds in the several Confederate hospitals located here. Many of those who died were reburied elsewhere.

In 1862, 1863, 1864, the Hill, Hood, Lumpkin, and Receiving Hospitals were located in Covington. Thirty new hospital buildings, not yet occupied, were destroyed in Garrard’s Raid, July 22- 24, 1864, as was other valuable hospital equipment. Hospitals were under the immediate supervision of Samuel H. Stout, Medical Director Confederate Army of Tennessee. More than 20,000 Confederates were treated in them.

Erected 1956 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 107-6.)

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 year for this entry is 1862.

Location. 33° 35.568′ N, 83° 51.36′ W. Marker is in Covington, Georgia, in Newton County. It is on Unnamed Cemetery Road 0 miles south of Davis Street, on the left. The marker is on an unnamed one-way road in the Covington City Cemetery, entered from the south end of Davis Street (south of Conyers Street). Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Covington GA 30014, 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.

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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: City Hall (approx. ¼ mile away); Covington City School (approx. ¼ mile away); The Female College (approx. ¼ mile away); Swanscombe (approx. ¼ mile away); Graham-Simms House (approx. 0.3 miles away); Swann Building (approx. 0.3 miles away); Lucius Q. C. Lamar (approx. 0.3 miles away); To The Confederate Dead of Newton County (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Covington.

Photographed by David Seibert, November 12, 2011

2. Confederate Dead & Hospitals Marker

Photographed by David Seibert, November 12, 2011

3. Confederate Dead & Hospitals Marker

Photographed by David Seibert, November 12, 2011

4. Confederate Dead & Hospitals Marker

Photographed by David Seibert, November 12, 2011

5. Confederate Dead & Hospitals Marker

The Seal of the Confederacy image. Click for full size.

Photographed by David Seibert, November 12, 2011

6. The Seal of the Confederacy

The Confederate Seal is mounted on the stone wall behind the marker.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 13, 2011, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,394 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on November 13, 2011, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.