Historical Marker

Confederate Hospital (Milner)

Milner · Lamar County · Erected 1955

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As Atlanta's only Confederate-held railroad funneled the wounded south in 1864, Milner became a hospital town where Dr. John F. Hunt and townspeople tended soldiers; 108 who died were buried on the Liberty Hill Road.

About this site

Confederate Hospital is a historical marker in Milner, Lamar County, erected in 1955. It is one of 18 historical markers documented in Lamar County, among 74 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.1210, -84.1959 near Milner. The nearest cataloged historic site is Milner Baptist Church Cemetery (cemetery), about 0.5 miles away. Others within a short drive include Greater Spring Hill Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery, Mount Sinai CME Church Cemetery, and Confederate Cemetery.

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

Also at or near Milner, Lamar County

“Confederate Hospital” names 2 distinct records in Lamar County. This page is the historical marker erected in 1955 in Milner. The others:

Confederate Hospital — Historical Marker in Barnesville (1955)

📍 33.1210, -84.1959 · Milner, Lamar County

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