Milledgeville in Baldwin County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

The Unknown Soldiers of Brown Hospital

Photographed By Mike Stroud, 2011

1. The Unknown Soldiers of Brown Hospital Marker

Inscription.

The Unknown Soldiers of Brown Hospital. . These Confederate soldiers, all serving in the Georgia Militia, died at Brown Hospital in Milledgeville and were buried at this location. Their names soon became lost, and they were considered Unknown Soldiers until 2003 when their identities were discovered. , (Left Column) , Marion Adkinson, Pvt., Co. F, 5th Regt., August 23, 1864 , James T. Buckner, Pvt., Co. F, 9th Regt., August 31, 1864 , Hugh Cannell, Pvt., Co. E, 12th Regt., September 3, 1864 , Elisha B. Cape, Pvt., Co. A, 5th Regt., August 29, 1864 , Edward M. Clark, Pvt., Co. F, 1st Bn., September 1, 1864 , Ringold Commander, Pvt., Co. B, G.M.I. Cadet, August 27, 1864 , J.R. Ellis, Pvt., Co. B, 2nd Bn., August 4, 1864 , William Fussell, Pvt., Co. B, 2nd Regt., August 29, 1864 , James M. Green, Pvt., Co. F, 9th Regt., August 31, 1864 , Willis Harrell, Pvt., Co. I, 2nd Regt., September 7, 1864 , J.M. Hutcherson, Pvt., Co. K, 6th Regt., August 24, 1864 , William E. Joyner, Pvt., Co. F, 8th Regt., September 7, 1864 , (Right Column) , Thomas Judge, Pvt., Co. G, 2nd Regt., August 24, 1864 , John Meadors, Pvt., Co. D, 1st Regt., July 28, 1864 , Roland Mercer, Pvt., Co. F, 7th Regt., September 10, 1864 , Owen Ramsey, Pvt., Co. I, 5th Regt., August 16, 1864 , Aaron Rogers, Pvt., Co. C, 2nd Regt., August 22, 1864 , William Tapley, Pvt., Co. H, 2nd Regt., September 3, 1864 , Reddick Thorton, Pvt., Co. I, 11th Regt., August 27, 1864 , William Tillory, Pvt., Co. D, 1st Regt., September 12, 1864 , Green B. Turner, Pvt., Co. F, 6th Regt., August 18, 1864 , J.M. Winn, Pvt., Co. F, 2nd Regt., August 2, 1864 , Mordical W. Wood, Pvt., Co. I, 1st Regt., August 23, 1864 , James, J. Wren, Pvt., Co. G, 2nd Regt.,September 8, 1864 , , , , . , The following Confederate soldiers died at Stout Hospital in Midway, Ga. , They are buried at Midway Cemetery in unmarked graves., William Etheridge, Pvt., Co. K, 57th Georgia, August 1, 1864 , Frank Marion Herndon, Pvt., Phelan's Battery, September 17, 1864 , Frank Washington Legare, Pvt., Co. E, 5th Georgia Militia, September 27, 1864 , John Lemmons, Pvt., Co. H, 24th South Carolina, March 13, 1865 , Henry Walker, Pvt., Co. E, 1st and 4th Missouri, July 30, 1864 ,

These Confederate soldiers, all serving in the Georgia Militia, died at Brown Hospital in Milledgeville and were buried at this location. Their names soon became lost, and they were considered Unknown Soldiers until 2003 when their identities were discovered.

(Left Column)
Marion Adkinson, Pvt., Co. F, 5th Regt., August 23, 1864
James T. Buckner, Pvt., Co. F, 9th Regt., August 31, 1864
Hugh Cannell, Pvt., Co. E, 12th Regt., September 3, 1864
Elisha B. Cape, Pvt., Co. A, 5th Regt., August 29, 1864
Edward M. Clark, Pvt., Co. F, 1st Bn., September 1, 1864
Ringold Commander, Pvt., Co. B, G.M.I. Cadet, August 27, 1864
J.R. Ellis, Pvt., Co. B, 2nd Bn., August 4, 1864
William Fussell, Pvt., Co. B, 2nd Regt., August 29, 1864
James M. Green, Pvt., Co. F, 9th Regt., August 31, 1864
Willis Harrell, Pvt., Co. I, 2nd Regt., September 7, 1864
J.M. Hutcherson, Pvt., Co. K, 6th Regt., August 24, 1864
William E. Joyner, Pvt., Co. F, 8th Regt., September 7, 1864

(Right Column)
Thomas Judge, Pvt., Co. G, 2nd Regt., August 24, 1864
John Meadors, Pvt., Co. D, 1st Regt., July 28, 1864
Roland Mercer, Pvt., Co. F, 7th Regt., September 10, 1864
Owen Ramsey, Pvt., Co. I, 5th Regt., August 16, 1864
Aaron Rogers, Pvt., Co. C, 2nd

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Regt., August 22, 1864
William Tapley, Pvt., Co. H, 2nd Regt., September 3, 1864
Reddick Thorton, Pvt., Co. I, 11th Regt., August 27, 1864
William Tillory, Pvt., Co. D, 1st Regt., September 12, 1864
Green B. Turner, Pvt., Co. F, 6th Regt., August 18, 1864
J.M. Winn, Pvt., Co. F, 2nd Regt., August 2, 1864
Mordical W. Wood, Pvt., Co. I, 1st Regt., August 23, 1864
James, J. Wren, Pvt., Co. G, 2nd Regt.,September 8, 1864
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The following Confederate soldiers died at Stout Hospital in Midway, Ga.
They are buried at Midway Cemetery in unmarked graves.

William Etheridge, Pvt., Co. K, 57th Georgia, August 1, 1864
Frank Marion Herndon, Pvt., Phelan's Battery, September 17, 1864
Frank Washington Legare, Pvt., Co. E, 5th Georgia Militia, September 27, 1864
John Lemmons, Pvt., Co. H, 24th South Carolina, March 13, 1865
Henry Walker, Pvt., Co. E, 1st & 4th Missouri, July 30, 1864

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil.

Location. 33° 4.525′ N, 83° 13.679′ W. Marker is in Milledgeville, Georgia, in Baldwin County. Marker can be reached from S. Liberty Street continued. Located between S. Wilkinson Street

Photographed By Mike Stroud, May 10, 2011

2. The Unknown Soldiers of Brown Hospital Marker

and S. Clarke Street, East Section E, of Memory Hill Cemetery, near E Baldwin Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Milledgeville GA 31061, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Carl Vinson • Mary Green Vinson (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Rear Admiral John W. Wilcox (about 400 feet away); The Methodist Church (about 400 feet away); Memory Hill Cemetery (about 500 feet away); St. Stephen's Episcopal Church (approx. ¼ mile away); Tomlinson Fort House (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Milledgeville Hotel and Oliver Hardy (approx. 0.3 miles away); Statehouse Square (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Milledgeville.

Also see . . . usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm; By Rob Peecher Telegraph Staff Writer. Milledgeville's unknown Civil War soldiers ID'd (Submitted on May 24, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)

Photographed By Mike Stroud, May 10, 2011

3. The Unknown Soldiers of Brown Hospital Marker

The Unknown Soldiers Monument, nearby image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Stroud, May 10, 2011

4. The Unknown Soldiers Monument, nearby

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 24, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,471 times since then and 43 times this year. Last updated on December 27, 2015, by Byron Hooks of Sandy Springs, Georgia. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 26, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.