Lt Christopher Hussey and Pvt John Latham
N 32° 01.657 W 080° 53.399
17S E 510388 N 3543502
Plaque at Ft Pulaski dedicated to these two men who saveed the battered colors and reraised them here.
Waymark Code: WM6T1J
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 07/16/2009
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This memorial commemorates the act of Lieutenant Christopher Hussey of the Montgomery Guards and Private John Latham of the Washington Volunteers, the first volunteer regiment of the State of Georgia.
While under fire during the bombardment of April 11, 1862, they recovered the Confederate Colors, which had been shot down, and raised the flag on this parapet.
Erected by the Savannah Chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy October 9, 1938
Type of Marker: Monument
Marker #: None
Date: 1938
Sponsor: Savannah Chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy
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