Major General Pierce Manning Butler Young, CSA - Cartersville, GA
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N 34° 09.929 W 084° 47.740
16S E 703188 N 3782700
"Pierce Manning Butler Young (November 15, 1836 – July 6, 1896) was a Major General in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War and a post-war politician, diplomat, and four-term United States Congressman from Georgia." ~ Wikipedia
Waymark Code: WMPP14
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 09/29/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Outspoken1
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County of plaque: Bartow County
Location of plaque: Friendship Plaza fence, behind train depot, Cartersville
Plaque erected: 2001
Plaque erected by: Cartersville-Bartow Convention & Visitors Bureau

Plaque Text:

MAJOR GENERAL
PIERCE MANNING
BUTLER YOUNG, CSA
Soldier, politician. Born Spartenburg, South Carolina, November 15, 1836; died New York City, July 6, 1896; buried Oak Hill Cemetery. Resigned from West Point, Class of 1861 to join Confederate Army, roommate of General George Armstrong Custer. Was Confederate cavalry officer. Elected to U.S. Congress, 1868, first from Georgia seated after war and served until 1874. President Grover Cleveland appointed consul-general to St. Petersburg, Russia, 1885-1887; and minister to Guatemala and Honduras, 1893-96.


More interesting information on his Find-A-Grave listing.

Group that erected the marker: Cartersville-Bartow Convention & Visitors Bureau

URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link]

Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
1 Friendship Plaza
Cartersville, GA USA
30120


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