- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- Gen. Iverson's Birthplace historical marker
- Creator:
- Seibert, David, 1941-2020
- Date of Original:
- 1996/2014
- Subject:
- Historical markers--Georgia--Jones County
Birthplaces--Georgia--Clinton - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Jones County, Clinton, 32.99875, -83.55545
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Location: North edge of Clinton on old road to Gray
Text of marker: "GEN. IVERSON'S BIRTHPLACE. Brig. Gen. Alfred Iverson, C.S.A., son of Senator Alfred Iverson, also a Brig. Gen., and Caroline Goode Holt, was born here Feb. 14, 1829. He served with the U. S. Cavalry in the Mexican War and Mormon campaign and fought the Comanches and Kiowas. Resigning his lieutenancy in 1861 he joined the Confederate Army rising to the rank of Brigadier General in Nov. 1862. He was wounded in the Seven Days Battles and fought at South Mountain, Sharpsburg, Chancellorsville and Gettysburg. Commanding a brigade of cavalry from Wheeler's Corps at Sunshine Church with 1,300 me he defeated raiding Gen. Stoneman with 2,500, capturing 500 men and Gen. Stonemam. 084-6 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1955" - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_gen.-iversons-birthplace
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_gen-9
- 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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