- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- Tom Cat historical marker
- Creator:
- Seibert, David, 1941-2020
- Date of Original:
- 1996/2014
- Subject:
- Historical markers--Georgia--Bryan County
Armed Forces--Mascots
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Naval operations - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Bryan County, 32.01322, -81.44247
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Location: Fort McAllister
Text of marker: "TOM CAT Garrison Mascot. The sole Confederate fatality after seven hours of intensive bombardment on March 3, 1863, by the monitors PASSAIC (Capt. Percival Drayton), NAHANT, and PATAPSCO, supported by the MONTAUK, the WISSAHICKON, the SENECA, the DAWN, the FLAMBEAU, the SERBAGO, the C.P. WILLIAMS, the NORFOLK PACKET, and the PARA was the garrison mascot. The death of the cat was deeply regretted by the men, and news of the fatality was communicated to General Beauregard in the official report of the action. GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1963" - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_tom-cat
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_tom-cat
- 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:
-
