- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- Confederate Camp historical marker
- Creator:
- Seibert, David, 1941-2020
- Date of Original:
- 1996/2014
- Subject:
- Historical markers--Georgia--Spalding County
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Spalding County, 33.26087, -84.28416
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Location: East McIntosh Road at site of camp
Text of marker: "CONFEDERATE CAMP. Confederate Infantry Camp Stephens was named for Alexander H. Stephens, vice-president of the Confederacy. Nearly all troops in Confederacy Army from Georgia were mobilized here and at Cavalry Camp Milner, located at the present Griffin Municipal Park. Spalding County provided nine companies, Infantry, Cavalry and Artillery, to the Confederate Army and a number of militia companies which served locally. The Spalding Grays, Co. D, 2nd Batt. of Inf., was the first to join the Southern forces. 126-19 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1972" - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_confederate-camp1
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_confederate-camp1
- Language:
- eng
- Rights Holder:
- Copyright held by David Seibert. Please contact markers@davidseibert.com about commercial reproduction and use
- Holding Institution:
- Digital Library of Georgia
- Rights:
-
