Historical Marker

Pursuit of Jefferson Davis

Smithville · Lee County · Erected 1956

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The Story

In May 1865, Union cavalry chasing the fleeing Jefferson Davis camped near Smithville, then crisscrossed southwest Georgia and Alabama in the closing manhunt of the Civil War before Davis was finally captured near Irwinville.

About this site

Pursuit of Jefferson Davis is a historical marker in Smithville, Lee County, erected in 1956. It is one of 5 historical markers documented in Lee County, among 24 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 31.9000, -84.2525 near Smithville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Cowart Cemetery (cemetery), about 1.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Bethel Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Deidrich Cemetery, and Williams Cemetery.

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

📍 31.9000, -84.2525 · Smithville, Lee County

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Nearby in Lee County

Bethel Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery

Liberty Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery

Saint Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery

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