Grave of General William Wofford-Cassville, Georgia GHM 008-40
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N 34° 15.037 W 084° 50.736
16S E 698385 N 3792044
Marker in Cassville Cemetery in Cassville, GA.
Waymark Code: WM2A0Y
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 09/30/2007
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GRAVE OF GEN. WILLIAM TATUM WOFFORD
Gen. William Tatum Wofford (June 28, 1824 - May 22, 1884), Cav. Capt. in the Mexican War, Col. and Brig. Gen. in the Confederate Army, is buried here. After Fredericksburg he succeeded to the command of Gen. Thomas R. R. Cobb, who was mortally wounded there. He served with distinction at Manassas, South Mountain, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville and the Wilderness. Jan. 23, 1865, the Confederate War Department placed him in charge of forces in North Georgia to protect citizens against "bushwhackers" and "guerrillas" and finally to arrange the surrender of Confederates in Georgia.
Type of Marker: Other
Marker #: 08-040
Date: 1956
Sponsor: Not listed
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