Dublin Core
Title
Jefferson Davis Memorial (Fitzgerald, Georgia)
Source
american,confederatemonument,peoplesculptures,daughters
Date
1935-01-01
Language
English
Type
Site
Identifier
1242
Date Issued
1936-01-01
Extent
1.9812000000000003m x 2.5908m x 3.0480000000000005m
Spatial Coverage
current,31.66381731741037,-83.38762253522874;
Rights Holder
Laurence Tompkins
Europeana
Country
USA
Europeana Data Provider
Jefferson Davis Memorial (Irwin, Georgia)
Europeana Type
TEXT
Site Item Type Metadata
Wiki
https://www.cineg.org/wiki/index.php/Jefferson_Davis_Memorial__Irwin,_Georgia_
Monument Type
Bust
Erected by
State of Georgia
Funded by
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Material
Bronze and granite
Inscription
Laurence Tompkins/1935
Jefferson Davis / President / of the / Confederate States / of America / 1861-1865
(On Side)
LAURENCE TOMPKINS/SCULPTOR
(On Reverse)
On this spot / May 10, 1865 / President Jefferson Davis / was made a / prisoner of war / by Federal troops
Erected by the / State of Georgia / Eugene Talmadge, governor / in the year 1935
Sponsored by Mary V. Henderson / Chapter and the Georgia Division / of the United Daughters of the / Confederacy / Mrs. Ralph H. Johnson / Chairman Memorial Committee / Mrs. T.W. Reed / President Georgia / Division / Mrs. L.W. Greene State Chm. / Marking Historic Ga.
State
Georgia
County
Irwin
Affiliation
Confederate
City
Fitzgerald