- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- Jeff Davis County historical marker
- Creator:
- Seibert, David, 1941-2020
- Date of Original:
- 1996/2014
- Subject:
- Historical markers--Georgia--Jeff Davis County
Counties--Georgia--Jeff Davis County - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Jeff Davis County, Hazlehurst, 31.86963, -82.5943
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Location: Jeff Davis County Courthouse, Hazlehurst
Text of marker: "JEFF DAVIS COUNTY. This County created by Act of the Legislature Aug. 18, 1905, is named for Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederacy. Born in Kentucky, Davis later moved to Mississippi. He was educated at Transylvania U. and West Point serving 7 years in the army partly under Gen. Zachary Taylor. Elected to Congress in '45, he again fought under Taylor at Monterey. He was appointed to the Senate in '47 & was Secretary of War under Pierce in '52. Elected President of the Confederacy in Sept. '61 he was captured by the Union Army at Irwinville, Ga. May 10, '65. He died in New Orleans Dec. 6, 1889. 080-1 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1954" - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_jeff-davis-county
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_jeff-davis-county
- 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:
-
