Union Point in Greene County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
First Regimental Reunion of Confederate Veterans
Photographed by David Seibert, May 14, 2011
1. First Regimental Reunion of Confederate Veterans Marker
Survivors of the 3rd Georgia Regiment met at the Union Point Fair Grounds
July 30-31, 1874
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is July 2008.
Location. 33° 36.75′ N, 83° 4.391′ W. Marker is in Union Point, Georgia, in Greene County. It is at the intersection of Lamb Avenue (U.S. 278) and Moody Street (Georgia Route 77), on the right when traveling west on Lamb Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Union Point GA 30669, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Antebellum Trail and in the 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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Confederate Wayside Home 1862-64 (approx. Ό mile away); The Two Committees (approx. Ό mile away); Site of Wayside Home (approx. Ό mile away); Great Buffalo Lick (approx. 1.2 miles away); Bethesda Baptist Church (approx. 4½ miles away); Bethany Presbyterian Church (approx. 5.1 miles away); Confederate Gun Shop (approx. 5.8 miles away); Unknown Confederate Dead (approx. 6½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Union Point.
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Photographed by David Seibert, May 14, 2011
2. First Regimental Reunion of Confederate Veterans Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 1, 2012, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 681 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 1, 2012, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
