- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- Gen. Bush's Home historical marker
- Creator:
- Seibert, David, 1941-2020
- Date of Original:
- 1996/2014
- Subject:
- Historical markers--Georgia--Ben Hill County
Homesites--Georgia--Fitzgerald - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Ben Hill County, Fitzgerald, 31.71491, -83.25265
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Location: 608 West Suwannee, Fitzgerald
Text of marker: "GEN. BUSH'S HOME. This was the home of General William Jordan Bush, last survivor of the 125,000 heroes from Georgia who fought for the South. Gen. Bush was born near Gordon, Ga. July 10, 1845, and died here Nov. 11, 1952. In the War Between the States he was a private in Co. B, 14th Ga. Infantry, under Capt. Tom Wilcox and Gen. John B. Gordon. His title of General was won through offices held in the United Confederate Veterans. Active until a few weeks before his death at 107, Gen. Bush attended all U.C.V. reunions and danced at public functions. 009-1 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1954" - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_gen.-bushs-home
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_gen-2
- 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:
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