First Confederate Flag Raising in Georgia

On March 31, 1861, just weeks after secession, Webster County troops drilling at Preston raised what locals claim was Georgia's first Confederate flag, hoisted by Mollie Josey. Union soldiers later cut down the pole.

First Confederate Flag Raising in Georgia is a historical marker in Preston, Webster County, erected in 1955. It is one of 4 historical markers documented in Webster County, among 18 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 32.0661, -84.5367 near Preston. The nearest cataloged historic site is Walter F. George (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Webster County, Webster County Courthouse, and Lannahassee.

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