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Pierce M. B. Young of Cartersville left West Point to join the Confederacy, becoming one of its youngest major generals. After the war he won election to Congress and later served as a U.S. diplomat to Russia and Central America.
Historical Marker
Major General Pierce Manning Butler Young, CSA
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About this site
Major General Pierce Manning Butler Young, 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 General William T. Wofford, 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.
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