Historical Marker

The Columbus Guards

Columbus · Muscogee County · Erected 1955

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The Story

Chartered in 1843, this militia company fought from the 1836 Indian War through World War I. In the Civil War it sent the most volunteers of any Muscogee County company and surrendered at Appomattox with just a handful of men.

About this site

The Columbus Guards 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 32.4629, -84.9924 near Columbus. The nearest cataloged historic site is Joseph House (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Loeb, Sol, Building--Garrett--Joy Building, Muscogee County Courthouse, and Lummus Cotton Gins.

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

📍 32.4629, -84.9924 · Columbus, Muscogee County

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