Historical Marker

Duellist's Grave

Savannah · Chatham County · Erected 1954

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The Story

Lieutenant James Wilde, 22, was shot through the heart in an 1815 duel across the river in South Carolina; his Colonial Park grave inspired a famous lament by his poet brother, Richard Henry Wilde.

About this site

Duellist's Grave is a historical marker in Savannah, Chatham County, erected in 1954. It is one of 339 historical markers documented in Chatham County, among 480 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 32.0750, -81.0899 near Savannah. The nearest cataloged historic site is Archibald Bulloch (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include James Johnston, Joseph Vallence Bevan, and Colonial Park Cemetery.

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

📍 32.0750, -81.0899 · Savannah, Chatham County

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Nearby in Chatham County

Joseph Vallence Bevan

Savannah · 1964

Cemetery

Colonial Park Cemetery

Edward Greene Malbone