Brigadier General James Screven - Midway, GA
N 31° 48.384 W 081° 25.846
17R E 459226 N 3519057
James Screven, an American General of the Revolutionary War, is buried in the Midway Cemetery in Midway, Georgia. In the center of the cemetery is a large monument dedicated to him and General Daniel Stewart, who is also buried in this cemetery.
Waymark Code: WM42R2
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 06/29/2008
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A self-guided tour brochure for the Midway Cemetery (available at the Midway Museum across the street for 25 cents) provides the following information: "James Screven was a member of the Provincial Congress that met in Savannah, July 4, 1775, as a member from St. John's Parish. He was captain of the St. John's Rangers and was made Brigadier General by the Georgia Legislature. He was killed in a skirmish with the British under Colonel Provost, about a mile south of Midway Church, November 22, 1778. General Screven Way, a highway in Hinesville, Georgia leading to Fort Stewart, as well as a County and town were named after this famous man. The monument in the middle of the cemetery is dedicated to him and General Daniel Stewart."
Location type: Single Grave
Date of Death: 11/24/1778
Cause of death: Died in Battle
Grave Marker Text:
This stone marks the spot where repose the remains of Brigadier General James Screven in recognition of whose life and services the Congress of the United States has reared a monument in this cemetery. He was a gallant officer who though but twenty eight years of age at the time of his death, had attained the rank of Brigadier General. He fell, covered with wounds, at Sunbury, near this spot, on the 22nd day of November, 1778, and died from the effects of his wounds on the 24th day of November, 1778. He was a native of Liberty County and a devout member of Midway Congregation.
Ranks:
Brigadier General
Date of Birth: Not listed
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