
40-25 Birthplace of General Maxcy Gregg
N 34° 00.026 W 081° 01.845
17S E 497160 N 3762204
Birthplace marker of Confederate General in Columbia SC.
Waymark Code: WM6EP5
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 05/22/2009
Views: 8
BIRTHPLACE OF GENERAL MAXCY GREGG
MAXCY GREGG, CONFEDERATE GENERAL AND LEADER IN SOUTHERN RIGHTS MOVEMENT, WAS BORN AUG. 1, 1815 IN A HOUSE ON THIS SITE. MEMBER OF COMMITTEE WHICH FRAMED THE ORDINANCE OF SECESSION, DEC. 1860; COLONEL 1ST REGIMENT SOUTH CAROLINA VOLUNTEERS; BRIGADIER GENERAL IN 1861. MORTALLY WOUNDED AT FREDERICKSBURG DEC. 13, 1862; DIED TWO DAYS LATER.
ERECTED 1936 BY THE COLUMBIA SESQUICENTENNIAL COMMISSION OF 1936
Marker Name: Birthplace of General Maxcy Gregg
 Marker Location: City
 Type of Marker: Person
 Marker number: 40-25
 County: Richland

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