Historic District - North in Savannah in Chatham County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Madison Square
Photographed by Mike Stroud, February 2008
1. Madison Square Marker
To the west are St. John's Church (Episcopal), 1853, and Green-Meldrim mansion, 1861, (General W. T. Shermans headquarters). To the north is the Francis Sorrel residence, 1840, which was visited by General Robert E. Lee in 1862 when he commanded the Confederate coast defenses in this area. To the east is the Jewett house, erected 1842. The DeSoto Hotel and the Savannah Volunteer Guards Armory, of a later period, are in the Romanesque style typical of their designer, William G. Preston, of Boston.
The central bronze monument commemorates the heroism of Sergeant William Jasper (2nd Continental Regt. of South Carolina) who was mortally wounded October 9, 1779, a short distance northwest of this marker, in the unsuccessful assault by the American and French forces upon the British lines, which ran immediately to the north of the Square.
Erected 1958 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 025-71.)
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Location. 32° 4.429′ N, 81° 5.642′ W. Marker is in Savannah, Georgia, in Chatham County. It is in the Historic District - North. It is at the intersection of Bull Street and W. Macon Street on Bull Street. The marker is located in Madison Square. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Savannah GA 31401, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Coastal Plain and on the Georgia Coast and the Golden Isles. 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 New Spain, 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: History Of Emancipation: Special Field Orders No. 15 (here, next to this marker); Madison Square, British Southern Line of Defenses (a few steps from this marker); Old SorrelWeed House (a few steps from this marker); Sergeant Jasper (within shouting distance of this marker); The March to the Sea (within shouting distance of this marker); Sherman's Headquarters (within shouting distance of this marker); Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemansonry (within shouting distance of this marker); Ogeechee Road (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Savannah.
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2008
2. Madison Square Marker, with Sergeant Jasper Monument in background
Photographed by Mike Stroud, February 2008
3. Sgt. William Jasper Monument, Center Point of the Square
Photographed by Mike Stroud, March 1, 2008
4. Green-Meldrim House, a Historical Home on the Square
Gen. Sherman's Headquarters, briefly, while in Savannah, as mentioned in the Marker
Photographed by Mike Stroud, February 2008
5. Savannah Volunteer Guard' s former Armory, located just south of the Square
As mentioned in the Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 18, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 2,011 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on March 18, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 2. submitted on November 12, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 3, 4, 5. submitted on March 18, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
