Rabun Gap in Rabun County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Brig·Gen·Francis·S·Bartow·C·S·A·

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 18, 2016

1. Brig·Gen·Francis·S·Bartow·C·S·A· Marker

Inscription.
Erected in 1932 by the
Georgia Division
of the
United Daughters of the Confederacy
to the memory of
Brig·Gen·Francis·S·Bartow·C·S·A·
8th·GA·Regiment
Born in Savannah, GA·Sept·6, 1816
and killed in the
First Battle of the Manassas
July 21, 1861

Erected 1932 by Georgia Division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the United Daughters of the Confederacy series list. A significant historical date for this entry is July 21, 1861.

Location. 34° 57.493′ N, 83° 23.216′ W. Marker is in Rabun Gap, Georgia, in Rabun County. It is at the intersection of U.S. 441 and Kelly's Creek Road, on the right when traveling south on U.S. 441. Located at a former entrance to the Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 339 Nacoochee Drive, Rabun Gap GA 30568, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s and he Mountains in the Golden Corner. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in Appalachia,

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and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Memorial Lands and Cottages (approx. 0.4 miles away); Rabun Gap – Nacoochee School (approx. 0.4 miles away); York House Inn (approx. 1.4 miles away); Cherokee Defeat (approx. 4.1 miles away in North Carolina); The Rabun County Courthouse (approx. 5.6 miles away); William Bartram Trail (approx. 5.6 miles away); Rabun County Service Memorial (approx. 5.6 miles away); Rabun County War Memorial (approx. 5.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rabun Gap.

Regarding Brig·Gen·Francis·S·Bartow·C·S·A·. Brigadier General Francis S. Bartow was the first brigade commander of the Confederate States Army to die in combat.

Also see . . . Francis S. Bartow.

Francis Stebbins Bartow image. Click for full size.

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2. Francis Stebbins Bartow

circa 1861

Wikipedia entry (Submitted on October 21, 2016, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Brig Gen Francis S. Bartow C.S.A. Marker at former Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School entrance. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 18, 2016

3. Brig Gen Francis S. Bartow C.S.A. Marker at former Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School entrance.

Marker with Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School in background. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 18, 2016

4. Marker with Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School in background.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 27, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 21, 2016, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 788 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 21, 2016, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.