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1.
Sgt. John C. Buckley*
Company G, 4th West Virginia Infantry
Medal of Honor awarded for "gallantry in the charge of the volunteer
storming party" at the May 22, 1863 Battle of Vicksburg.
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2.
Capt. Daivd Timothy Cummings*
Company H, 64th Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry
Traveling from Minatare, Nebraska, the Cummins family joined up with the Davis
and Twiss caravan (#s 19 and 26) in Ft. Scott, Kansas. Included in the Cummins
group were Capt. Cummins and his wife, their son Charlie, their daughter Dottie
with husband Tony Linneman and child Pearl, and their son PHil and his wife
Mary Mell, who were newlyweds. Union veteran Tom Posey, a bachelor, was also
with their group. They were delayed near West Plains, Missouri, six weeks
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3.
Jerome Moss*
Company K, 16th Wisconsin Infantry
Drummer boy under Sherman, Optician in the Colony "I lied about my age
to get in, but would have lied a thousand times to get out."back
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4.
Confederate Veterans Section*
Dedicated by the Sons of Confederate Veterans and the United
Daughters of the Confederacy, Ben Hill chapters.
W. J. Crawford, marched with Robert E. Lee
J. T. Mann, UCVA
G. T. J. Williford, UCVA
Thomas P. Littlefield, UCVA
John A. Carmichael, Co. H (the Liberty Rangers), 47th Regiment Georgia Infantry,
CSA
M. Bruce, Co. D, 2nd Georgia Regiment, CSA. Organized by Gov. Joe Brown to
protect Georgia's Railways, also called the Georgia State Line.
James
A. Brantley
W. McCord, Co. A (also known as Findley's Batallion) of the 5th Georgia Reserves,
CSA
The United Confederate Veterans Association (UCVA) was established in 1889
as a benevolent, historical, social and literary association for all associations
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5.
J. M. Mosher*
Company A, 64th Illinois Infantry
Discharged October 12, 1862 for disability, an Andersonville Prison survivor.
Founder, owner and operator of Fitzgerald Artificial Stone Works which made
materials for many of Fitzgerald's granitoid buildings. Marker for his wife
Eliza Percy Mosher states "She hath done what she could." back
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6.
Pvt. William L. Marston *
Company B, 17th Michigan Infantry
A founder of the Blue and Gray Association, an organization of Confederate
and Union veterans which held big annual meetings in Fitzgerald for some years.
"It has brought about a feeling of confidence in, a proper respect for,
and a spirit of true comradeship which no other condition could possibly have
included." Early postmaster, served on the School Board. back
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7.
Rev. Joseph Wilmer Turner*
Virginia Artillery, served with Leake's Battery, also called
Turner Artillery, a Virginia artillery unit in the Army of Northern Virginia
which was dissolved before Antietam. Fought with Robert E. Lee at Antietam,
Second Battle of Bull Run, Spotsylvania Courthouse.
Missionary to Fitzgerald 1896-1908; founded St. Matthew's Church and remained its vicar until his death. Performed the first wedding and the first funeral in the Colony. Photo in 1907 City Directory. Served on the Colony school board; schools and businesses closed the two days his body lay in state. The Good Shepherd window in the church on West Pine Street, dedicated in his honor, can be seen today. back to the top
Company
H, 21st Regiment Indiana Infantry (1st Heavy Artillery)
The Davis family traveled from Nebraska with Mr. and Mrs. Tom Twiss and their
children. Son Charlie was killed by a lightning bolt early in the journey
and buried in Hershey Cemetery in Nebraska. Only one of their mules completed
the whole journey - living to plow cotton in Georgia. back
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9.
Private Lewis Clute*
Company H, 1st Wisconsin Cavalry
On hand for the capture of Jefferson Davis May 10, 1865. One year before his
death, the Leader-Enterprise newspaper had him swear an affidavit regarding
the appearance of Jefferson Davis at the time of his capture. Mr. Clute stated
that "Mr. Davis was plainly seen by him and that the statement he was
garbed in female attire was entirely false and without foundation whatsoever."
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10.
Henry Chaple*
Company D, 85th New York Infantry
Andersonville Prison survivor, along with his brother Alfred. Plymouth, NC
April 17-20: 1 officer and 10 enlisted men killed, 8 enlisted men mortally
wounded, 2 officers and 22 enlisted men wounded but recovered, 22 officers
and 478 enlisted men missing. Most of the men captured at Plymouth were sent
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11.
Cpl. Leander Scott*
67th New York Infantry
Served in the Army of the Potomac, wounded three times, first to enlist from
his community. Chair and prominent member of the Blue and Gray Association,
an organization of Union and Confederate veterans. back
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12.
Erasters L. Scott*
Company C, 85th New York Volunteers
Andersonville Prison survivor, kept a diary of his experiences in the Prison.
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13.
David and Mary Drew
Originally from Southport, South Carolina, the Drews moved
in 1888 and developed Swan, along with the John Thomas Dix and Marvin and
Albert Dix families. Named for the boat on which the Drews moved to Georgia,
Swan was a small community with a store, a post office hooth, two substantial
homes, a large horse and mule barn and a score of shanties. Swan preceded
the founding of Fitzgerald. Son-in-law Tom Price, married to Lulu Drew, opened
the Empire Store the first year of the Colony. back
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14.
Cora Fox
One of the first school teachers in the Colony. Her mother,
Eliza C. Fox - the widow of Union veteran John H. Fox - came to Fitzgerald
from Creighton Township, Nebraska in 1895 with her three daughters (Cora,
Alta and Mrs. Harlan Shanklin), her mother, Electa Speer, a nephew and Mr.
Harlan Shanklin. They were among the first settlers. Eliza Fox founded the
Colony House, Fitzgerald's first hotel, a wooden structure in Shacktown, and
later the St. James Hotel on East Central Avenue. Cora made the sign for The
Colony House by sewing letters on cloth because there wasn't a painter yet
in the new colony. back
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15.
Fred Bigham
Married to Cora Fox. Lead carpenter for the Lee-Grant Hotel,
an elaborate three-story, 150-room hotel with porches around the ground floor
and a high tower, the largest wooden building in Georgia at the time, and
the original site of the Blue and Gray Museum. Bigham was elected alderman
of the 2nd Ward in 1907. His photo is in the 1907 City Directory. back
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16. Nettie C. Hall, "Mother Enterprise"
Among the first colonists to arrive in 1895. Reporter for
the Enterprise beginning with the first edition on December 12, 1895. Later
bought the paper. Was working for the Leader when she died. She wrote the
introduction of Fitzgerald in the 1907 City Directory. Famed speaker and temperance
movement worker in South Dakota. Passionate interest in the development of
the railroads. Her articles on the construction of the AB&A railroad shops
chronicle a key segment of Fitzgerald's developing industry.
Widow of two Union veterans - First husband Mr. Weems, second husband Cleveland
T. Hall, listed on Civil War pension roll for 1883 in Auroroa County, Dakota
Territory receiving $10 a month. back
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17.
W. R. Bowen
Son of only Confederate veteran to serve on Colony Company
Board, 2nd Lt. R. V. Bowen who fought with the 49th Regiment, Company E, Wilcox
County, States Rights Guards. In the Battle of Cedar Mountain August 9, 1862
with 22 men under his command, only 9 came out unhurt. After the War, R. V.
Bowen started a lumber and mercantile business at Bowen's Mill, with a trade
radius of 50 miles in the scarcely populated area. R. V. was a state representative
in 1898-1899 and 1903-1904. W. R. was involved in banking and real estate
with his father, involving of the Lee-Grant Hotel and several downtown city
blocks, including the Garbutt-Donovan Building and marble-fronted Exchange
Bank, both of which are in active use today. W. R. Bowen founded the Colony
Bank with Frank Bauder of Cleveland. back
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18.
Hageman Family
Cpl. Adrian Hageman, Company D, 93rd Indiana Infantry Volunteers,
wounded in the knee at Vicksburg. Three of his brothers were Yanks and four
were Rebs. Adrian and Fannie Protsman Hageman and their daughters Fannie and
Adelia arrived December 9, 1895, by train from Missouri to Lulaville and then
by hack to Mrs. Fox's hotel. Their four sons remained in the west. They had
trouble getting their chickens to roost in the tall pines for they were accustomed
to apple trees. Adrian invested in the pecan industry, founding the Riverview
Land and Immigration Company. He died of a heart attack while visiting his
sons in the west and despite his request to be buried with his troops, his
widow Fannie buried him in the family plot.
Great-grandson John Hageman - whose other great-grandfather Thomas T. Gibbs
served with Co. E. of the 49th Regiment Georgia Infantry and is buried in
the Confederate cemetery in Richmond, Virginia -- today serves on the Fitzgerald
City Council. back
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Founding family active in community today Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Twiss and their children Bertha and Walter traveled from Nebraska with the Davis family. Mrs. Twiss was knocked unconscious, by lightning in Sutherland, Nebraska; Charles Davis was killed and buried at that site. Bertha developed a life-long fear of lightning. Bertha married Arthur H. Denmark, "a true southern gentleman from lower Georgia" (Brooks County) who came to the colony in 1902. Bertha Twiss Denmark is a character in "Our Friends The Enemy." Her daughter, Frances Denmark Hiers produced and directed the production, premiering July 4-6, 1962. back to the top
20.
Capt. Jack Mayes
British settler,
ran Fitzgerald Mills. With 4,000 spindles, the cotton factory, as it was called
in the 1900 newspaper article, was considered "a matter which affects
and should greatly concern every businessman and property owner who should
make it his business to see that everything is done to secure the largest
degree of success possible...for this pioneer mill." It was considered
a "monument to a progressive business spirit." The Cotton Mill Reunion
today is a significant annual event, with former employees and their descendants
returning to Fitzgerald every spring. back
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21.
Henry Brunner*
Company M, 1st West Virginia Cavalry
Last surviving Union veteran in the Colony, died at age 98 October 30, 1940.
Born Heinrich Brunner in Germany; moved to Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio in
1854, Newton, Harvey County, Kansas in 1871 and Fitzgerald in 1906. Merchant
in the Colony. back
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22.
Sydney and Mary Ellen Finical Clare
British venture capitalist who made significant profits when the Colony went
into receivership. Sydney and common-law wife Mary Ellen formed the Fitzgerald
Trust Company and built Lynwood, an English estate, on the highest spot in
the county; when it burned on Christmas Eve in the 1930s, he lived in a small
cabin on the property until his death. back
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23. General William Joshua Bush*
Private
with the 14th Georgia Infantry unit from Wilkinson County, the Ramah Guards;
he enlised July 9, 1861 and discharged October 22, 1861. Men often enlisted
for 90 days. Enlisted in the Georgia Militia October 1864, surrendered at
Stephen's Station, Georgia in 1865. Participated in battles of Cross Keys,
Milledgeville, Atlanta and Duncan's Old Field. Last of the 368,000 Georgia
Confederate veterans to die - November 11, 1952 at age 107. Achieved his rank
of general after the war in veteran's groups.
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24. Hebrew Congregation
"Dedicated to the six million Hebrew men, women and children
who met death at the cruel hand of the German Nazi government between the
years of 1935 and 1945," a monument marks the center of the Hebrew Congregation
within Evergreen Cemetery.