Historical Marker

Unknown Confederate Dead

Kingston · Bartow County · Erected 1956

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Roughly 250 unknown Confederate soldiers rest in Kingston's cemetery, honored since April 1865 in what is considered one of the nation's oldest continuous Confederate memorial observances, kept alive by local women's groups.

About this site

Unknown Confederate Dead is a historical marker in Kingston, Bartow County, erected in 1956. 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 34.2308, -84.9466 near Kingston. The nearest cataloged historic site is Confederate Cemetery (cemetery), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Melvinia Shields, Original Hospital Site of Wayside Home, and House - Site Thomas V. B. Hargis.

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

📍 34.2308, -84.9466 · Kingston, Bartow County

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