Confederate general John Brown Gordon, later Georgia governor and U.S. senator, lies buried in Atlanta's Oakland Cemetery; widely called the state's most important military figure, he died in 1904.
John Brown Gordon (marker-64831)
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John Brown Gordon is a historical marker in Atlanta, Fulton County. 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 33.7480, -84.3725 near Atlanta. The nearest cataloged historic site is Alfred Iverson, Jr. (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Confederate Memorial Grounds, Oakland Cemetery, and Augusta National Golf Club.
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
“John Brown Gordon” names 2 distinct records in Fulton County. This page is the historical marker in Atlanta. The others:
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