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Cast in Columbus in 1861 from brass that local women donated from household goods, this Confederate fieldpiece served about a year before Union forces captured it at Shiloh in 1862. An Act of Congress returned it to the city in 1904.
Historical Marker
Ladies Defender
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About this site
Ladies Defender is a historical marker in Columbus, Muscogee County, erected in 1955. It is one of 92 historical markers documented in Muscogee County, among 248 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 32.4647, -84.9915 near Columbus. The nearest cataloged historic site is Confederate Hospitals (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Springer Opera House, Red Jacket, and Springer Opera House.
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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