Last Home of Last Civil War Veteran From Georgia
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Sprinterman
N 31° 43.162 W 083° 15.703
17R E 285695 N 3511554
Located at 608 West Suwannee, Fitzgerald, GA.
Waymark Code: WMC498
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 07/23/2011
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This was the home of the last surviving Civil War veteran from Geogia. He died in 1952 t the age of 107.
Text of the Georgia Historical Marker in front of the now family occupied home in Fitzgerald, Georgia.
This was the home of General William Jordan Bush, last survivor of the 125,000 heroes from Georgia who fought for the South. Gen. Bush was born near Gordon, Ga. July 10, 1845, and died here Nov. 11, 1952. In the War Between the States he was a private in Co. B, 14th Ga. Infantry, under Capt. Tom Wilcox and Gen. Hohn B. Gordon. HIs title of General was won through offices held in the United Confederate Veterans.
Active until a few weeks before his death at 107, Gen. Bush attended all UCV reunions and danced at public functions.
GHM 009-1 Georgia Historical Commission 1954
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