Historical Marker

Confederate Dead

LaGrange · Troup County · Erected 1956

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About 300 Confederate soldiers rest in this LaGrange cemetery, most having died of wounds or disease in the town's wartime hospitals. The 'Nancy Harts,' a local female militia, helped nurse the sick and wounded.

About this site

Confederate Dead is a historical marker in LaGrange, Troup County, erected in 1956. It is one of 28 historical markers documented in Troup County, among 152 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.0297, -85.0324 near LaGrange. The nearest cataloged historic site is Horace King 1807-1885 (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Mulberry Street Cemeteries, Lynching in America / Raising a Voice Against Racial Violence, and Rogers Cemetery.

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

📍 33.0297, -85.0324 · LaGrange, Troup County

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