Michigan Memorial - Andersonville, Ga.
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Sneakin Deacon
N 32° 11.761 W 084° 07.745
16S E 770644 N 3565777
The Michigan Memorial stands on Prison Road on the grounds of the Andersonville National Historic Site.
Waymark Code: WMW85C
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 07/22/2017
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A Michigan monument committee was formed in 1903 under the leadership of J.A. Griffin, a former Andersonville prisoner. A sum of $6,000 was appropriated for the erection of the monument, and the formation of a formal monument commission. The Monument stands on the grounds of the Andersonville Civil War Prison and was dedicated on May 30, 1904

The Inscription on the monument reads:

IN MEMORIUM
ERECTED BY THE STATE OF MICHIGAN
TO HER SOLDIERS AND SAILORS
WHO WER IMPRISONED ON THES GROUNDS

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Date Installed or Dedicated: 05/30/1904

Name of Government Entity or Private Organization that built the monument: State of Michigan

Union, Confederate or Other Monument: Union

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