Unknown Confederate Dead - GHM 066-4
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N 33° 34.908 W 083° 10.832
17S E 297631 N 3717918
Honor 45 Confederate unknown soldiers. Located in the Greensboro Cemetery.
Waymark Code: WMZP9
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 11/26/2006
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45 unknown Confederate Soldiers"known but to God" are buried in this cemetery.These men died of wounds or disease in the Confederate hospitals in Greensboeo in 1863-1865. These hospitals were the Dawson, Bell, Polk, Court House,College and Factory. Federal troops that occupied this town for several hours on Sunday November 24, 1864 did not molest the hospitals though they foraged the countryside and burned a number of homes, mills and business establishments.
Type of Marker: Highway
Marker #: GHM 066-4
Date: Not listed
Sponsor: Not listed
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