Near The Rock in Upson County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Unknown Confederate Dead

Photographed by David Seibert, January 28, 2008

1. Unknown Confederate Dead Marker

Inscription. Here lie twelve Confederate soldiers, ‘known but to God’, who died of disease and wounds, 1864- 1865, in the General Hospital, Georgia State Line, located near this spot. Dr. A.P.Brown was senior surgeon in charge of the hospital. Dr. E.A. Flewellen, a prominent surgeon, at one time Surgeon of the 5th Georgia Infantry Regiment and later Medical Director of the Confederate Army of Tennessee, assisted at this hospital when on sick leave. Dr. Flewellen`s home still stands at The Rock.

Erected 1955 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 145-2.)

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 1865.

Location. 32° 57.308′ N, 84° 14.474′ W. Marker is near The Rock, Georgia, in Upson County. It is on The Rock Road one mile south of The Rock Road (Georgia Route 36), on the left when traveling south. Located on The Rock Road, one mile south of the town of The Rock, located on Georgia Highway 36. Touch for map. Marker is in

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this post office area: The Rock GA 30285, 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 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: First Post Office (approx. 0.9 miles away); Trice Cemetery (approx. 4½ miles away); Silvertown Historic Mill Village (approx. 6.3 miles away); In Memory of Captain James W. Atwater (approx. 6.8 miles away); General John B. Gordon (approx. 6.8 miles away); Upson Confederate Memorial (approx. 6.8 miles away); George Washington Bicentennial Tree (approx. 6.8 miles away); Hillery C. Cunningham (approx. 6.8 miles away).

Unknown Confederate Dead Marker and Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by David Seibert, January 28, 2008

2. Unknown Confederate Dead Marker and Cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 10, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,944 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 10, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.