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In 1880, the remains of scores of Confederate soldiers, many unknown, were reinterred here from Andersonville. Having died in Americus's wartime hospitals, they were honored with an 1899 memorial statue.
Historical Marker
Confederate Cemetery
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About this site
Confederate Cemetery is a historical marker in Americus, Sumter County, erected in 1956. It is one of 37 historical markers documented in Sumter County, among 91 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 32.0701, -84.2223 near Americus. The nearest cataloged historic site is Oak Grove Cemetery (cemetery), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Rees Park, Speaker Crisp, and Calvary Episcopal Church.
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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