Historical Marker

Confederate Monument

Palmetto · Fulton County · Erected 1906

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The Story

This obelisk, raised by the United Daughters of the Confederacy in 1906, stands in the town where Hood's Army of Tennessee camped in September 1864 and Jefferson Davis rallied the troops shortly before the ill-fated march into Tennessee.

About this site

Confederate Monument is a historical marker in Palmetto, Fulton County, erected in 1906. It is one of 357 historical markers documented in Fulton County, among 643 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.5197, -84.6640 near Palmetto. The nearest cataloged historic site is Confederate Army of Tennessee (historical marker), about 0.4 miles away. Others within a short drive include Arnold, Thomas P., House, Johnson Cemetery, and Mobley Cemetery.

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

📍 33.5197, -84.6640 · Palmetto, Fulton County

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