Twiggs County Confederate Monument - Jeffersonville, Georgia
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N 32° 41.204 W 083° 20.735
17S E 280088 N 3618990
Located across the street from the Twiggs County Courthouse in Jeffersonville, Georgia.
Waymark Code: WM7TJX
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 12/01/2009
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A Confederate soldier stands atop a tall square shaft, his proper right foot in front of his left, his hands positioned in front of him to hold a musket that is now partially missing. He has a moustache and wears a wide-brimmed hat. A bedroll tied around his torso and a bayonet scabbard hangs from his proper left side. A pine stump stands behind his proper left leg. The front of the shaft is adorned with a relief of a Confederate flag. The base rests on three steps which rest on a square brick foundation.
The inscription reads as follows:
Front of base:)
TO THE TWIGGS COUNTY SOLDIERS AND THOSE WHO
SACRIFICED ALL
TO ESTABLISH THE
INDEPENDENCE OF
THE SOUTH
1861-1865
(raised lettering:) IN MEMORY
(Back of base:)
ERECTED
A.D.1911
BY THE TWIGGS COUNTY CHAPTER
DAUGHTERS OF THE CONFEDERACY
(Right side of base:)
FAULK INVINCIBLES
CAPT. E.S. GRIFFIN
26TH. GA. REG.
SLAPPEY GUARDS
CAPT. U.A. RICE
48TH GA. REG.
(Left side of base:)
TWIGGS VOLUNTEERS
CAPT. JAS. FOLSOM
4TH. GA. REG.
TWIGGS GUARDS
CAPT. JNO. BARCLAY
6TH GA.REG.
The monument commemorates the Confederate soldiers of Twiggs County, Georgia, and was erected by the Twiggs County Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. Originally, the monument was to be erected on the courthouse lawn, and a brick and concrete foundation was prepared for it there in 1911. However, a dispute broke out concerning the names of soldiers and military units to be inscribed on the monument, and a lawsuit ensued. The monument was ultimately erected at its current site, known in 1911 as Shannon's Meadow.
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This monument is in poor shape and needs immediate attention. It is located near a restaurant with a lot of vehicle and foot traffic. The base is deteriorating.
This monument is also listed on the Smithsonian Art Inventory.