Jefferson Davis Memorial (Fitzgerald, Georgia)
Confederate
Monument type:
Bust
Artist:
Laurence Tompkins
Dedication Date:
1936-01-01
Address:
Fitzgerald
Irwin
Georgia
USA
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.
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Conception Date:
Opening Date:
1935-01-01
Material:
Bronze and granite
Size:
1.9812000000000003m x 2.5908m x 3.0480000000000005m
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Cost / Value:
Erected by:
State of Georgia
Funded by:
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Run by:
Indigenous Land
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