Historical Marker

Confederate Dead & Hospitals

Covington · Newton County · Erected 1956

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The Story

Covington's wartime hospitals treated thousands of Confederate sick and wounded. Garrard's Union cavalry burned about 30 newly built hospital buildings in July 1864; dozens of soldiers rest in the Confederate Cemetery.

About this site

Confederate Dead & Hospitals is a historical marker in Covington, Newton County, erected in 1956. It is one of 22 historical markers documented in Newton County, among 98 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.5928, -83.8560 near Covington. The nearest cataloged historic site is Covington City Cemetery (cemetery), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Graham-Simms House, Lucius Q. C. Lamar, and Covington Square.

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

📍 33.5928, -83.8560 · Covington, Newton County

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