Lizabeth Turner -- Andersonville NHS, Andersonville GA
N 32° 11.802 W 084° 07.731
16S E 770664 N 3565854
The memorial to Lizabeth Turner, a woman dedicated to the protction and preservation of the Andersonville Prison site, now the Andersonville National Histroic Site, Andersonville GA
Waymark Code: WMWJ1A
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 09/09/2017
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This elegant gray granite memorial recognizes the contributions of Lizabeth Turner, who, as a member of the Woman's Relief Corps (the auxiliary of the Grand Army of the Republic) led efforts to protect and preserve this hallowed ground for the future.
The memorial reads as follows:
"LIZABETH TURNER
Past National President
Woman’s Relief Corps
auxiliary to the
Grand Army of the Republic
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Life Chairman
Andersonville Prison Board
Died at Andersonville
April 27, 1907
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Erected by the
Woman’s Relief Corps
to memorialize her work in
hallowing these grounds"
From the National Park Service website: (
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"LIZABETH TURNER MONUMENT
The Woman's Relief Corps (WRC) played an integral role in preserving the historic landscape of Andersonville. Also integral to their work was the leadership of Mrs. Lizabeth Ann Turner. Mrs. Turner spent much of the Civil War helping sick and wounded soldiers in Boston, Massachusetts. After the war she turned her efforts to aiding veterans and honoring their sacrifices at places like Andersonville. In 1895, Mrs. Turner was elected National President of the Woman's Relief Corps. During her administration she was an advocate for Andersonville, and also supported sending American flags to the South to ensure that children would love "Old Glory."
On April 27, 1907, Mrs. Turner died while visiting the prison site. Later that year, the Woman's Relief Corps National Convention authorized a monument to be placed in her honor at Andersonville. Designed by the Lloyd Brothers of Toledo, OH and made of Barre granite, the monument was inscribed with the WRC badge and a draped United States flag.
The monument was dedicated on June 27, 1908. At the dedication, Sarah D. Winans, Chairman of the monument committee, said: "No woman in America ever sought more loyally to serve the Grand Army of the Republic and the survivors of the great War of the Rebellion than she whose memory we thus honor. Her place in history and in the hearts of all who knew her is forever secure.""