Historical Marker

Moses Dallas: Confederate Naval Pilot/American Slave

Columbus · Muscogee County

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The Story

An enslaved man hired out as a coastal river pilot, Dallas was prized by the Confederate Navy as one of the best on the coast. He guided the 1864 boarding raid that captured the USS Water Witch off Georgia, and was killed in the fight.

About this site

Moses Dallas: Confederate Naval Pilot/American Slave is a historical marker in Columbus, Muscogee County. 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 32.4475, -84.9800 near Columbus. The nearest cataloged historic site is Historic Riverdale Cemetery (historical marker), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Riverdale Cemetery, Hero's Memorial, and Porterdale Cemetery.

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

📍 32.4475, -84.9800 · Columbus, Muscogee County

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