Historical Marker

The Unknown Soldier

Andersonville · Macon County

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This memorial honors the unidentified dead of Andersonville National Cemetery. With no military identification tags in the Civil War, hundreds of men were buried namelessly, their graves marked simply 'unknown U.S. soldier.'

About this site

The Unknown Soldier is a historical marker in Andersonville, Macon County. It is one of 13 historical markers documented in Macon County, among 35 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 32.2041, -84.1319 near Andersonville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Andersonville National Cemetery (cemetery), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include New York State Monument, Andersonville National Historic Site, and National Prisoner of War Museum.

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

📍 32.2041, -84.1319 · Andersonville, Macon County

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