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Father Emmeran Bliemel, a Benedictine priest serving as chaplain of the 10th Tennessee (C.S.A.), was killed by a cannonball at Jonesboro on August 31, 1864 while praying over a dying colonel — the first Catholic chaplain killed in action in American history.
In Memoriam Fr. Emmeran Bliemel, O.S.B. Chaplain is a historical marker in Jonesboro, Clayton County. It is one of 48 historical markers documented in Clayton County, among 75 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 33.5209, -84.3538 near Jonesboro. The nearest cataloged historic site is Battle Of Jonesborough (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Clayton County, Lee's Corps Withdrawn, and The Johnson-Blalock House.
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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