Historical Marker

General William T. Wofford, CSA

Cartersville · Bartow County

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Bartow County's William T. Wofford rose to Confederate brigadier general, surrendering the war's last organized Georgia troops at Kingston in 1865. Afterward he notably championed Black voting rights, prison reform, and public education.

About this site

General William T. Wofford, CSA is a historical marker in Cartersville, Bartow County. It is one of 139 historical markers documented in Bartow County, among 265 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 34.1655, -84.7957 near Cartersville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Major General Pierce Manning Butler Young, CSA (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Rudy York, William H. Stiles, and Asa Griggs Candler.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 34.1655, -84.7957 · Cartersville, Bartow County

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