Historical Marker

Jefferson Davis at the Lanier House

Macon · Bibb County · Erected 1957

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The Story

After his capture in May 1865, Confederate President Jefferson Davis was brought to the Lanier House, then headquarters of Union Gen. James Wilson, before being sent north to imprisonment at Fortress Monroe, Virginia.

About this site

Jefferson Davis at the Lanier House is a historical marker in Macon, Bibb County, erected in 1957. It is one of 88 historical markers documented in Bibb County, among 199 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 32.8375, -83.6272 near Macon. The nearest cataloged historic site is The Lanier House (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Wilson's Raid To Macon, Militia Headquarters Building, and Emerson-Holmes Building.

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

📍 32.8375, -83.6272 · Macon, Bibb County

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Wilson's Raid To Macon

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