- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- President Jefferson Davis historical marker
- Creator:
- Jackson, Edwin L.
- Date of Original:
- 1996/2014
- Subject:
- Historical markers--Georgia--Washington County
Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Washington County, Warthen, 33.10209, -82.80375
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Location: Ga. 15, 1.5 miles S. of Warthen
Text of marker: "PRESIDENT JEFFERSON DAVIS. Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States of America and party camped near here in a wooded area, when trying to reach Mobile, in his flight from Federal Soldiers. The party, on horseback, Stopped at Warthen's Store to purchase food supplies for man and beast and were directed to a secluded spot, on what was then known as Griffin's Pond. From here President Davis and his party proceeded to a point in Irwin County where they were overtaken by Union soldiers and captured. 150-16 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1954" - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_president-jefferson-davis
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_president-jefferson-davis
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- Digital Library of Georgia
- Rights:
-
