To The Honored Memory-ALMA-Clayton Co
Posted by: Sprinterman
N 33° 31.836 W 084° 21.189
16S E 745801 N 3713249
Located in the Confederate Cemetery in Jonesboro
Waymark Code: WM7GVP
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 10/24/2009
Views: 12
A granite carved stone with the following text:
To the honored memory of the several hundred unknown Confederate soldiers reposing within this enclosure who fell at the Battle of Jonesboro August 31-September 1, 1864.
These soldiers were of Hardee's Corps, Commanded by Maj. Gen. Patrick Cleburne, Stephen D. Lee's Corps and a portion of Maj. Gen. Joseph Wheeler's Calvary Corps. Commanded by Lieut. Gen. William J. Hardee and charged with the defense of Jonesboro-though vastly outnumbered by Federal Forces-They gave their lives to parry the final thrust at the heart of the Southern Confederacy.
Erected by the Atlanta Ladies Memorial Association 1934.
Inscription by Wilber G Kurtz
Enterprise Marble & Granite Co. E.E. Redin , Mgr.
Type of Marker: Monument
Date: 1934
Sponsor: Atlanta Ladies Memorial Association
Marker #: Not listed
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