Historical Marker

28th Ga. Co. G, Freeman's Guard

Resaca · Gordon County

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A memorial to Company G of the 28th Georgia, the 'Freeman's Guard,' local men from the Gordon County area who marched off in 1861 to fight for the Confederacy, dedicated near the Resaca battlefield they once defended in their home country.

About this site

28th Ga. Co. G, Freeman's Guard is a historical marker in Resaca, Gordon County. It is one of 65 historical markers documented in Gordon County, among 104 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 34.5830, -84.9382 near Resaca. The nearest cataloged historic site is History of Fort Wayne (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Henry C. Wayne, Taylor, William, House, and Battle of Resaca.

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

📍 34.5830, -84.9382 · Resaca, Gordon County

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