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Photo Gallery: Confederate Dead and Grave of Gen. Wofford
Confederate Dead marker text:
In this cemetery are buried about 300 unknown Confederate
soldiers who died of wounds or disease in the several Confederate hospitals
located in Cassville. These hospitals operated from late 1861 until May 18,
1864, then moved south out of the path of the invading Federal forces. In
May 1899, the Cassville Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy,
to honor these unknown soldiers, placed headstones at each of their graves.
008-39B Georgia Historical Commission 1956
Grave of Gen. William Tatum Wofford marker text:
Gen. William Tatum Wofford (June 28, 1824-May 22, 1884), Cav. Capt. in the
Mexican War. Col. and Brig. Gen. in the Confederate Army, is buried here.
After Fredericksburg he succeeded to the command of Gen. Thomas R.R. Cobb,
who was mortally wounded there. He served with distinction at Manassas,
South Mountain, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville and the
Wilderness. Jan. 23, 1865, the Confederate War Department placed him in
charge of forces in North Georgia to protect citizens against "bushwhackers"
and "guerrillas" and finally to arrange the surrender of Confederates in
Georgia.
008-40 Georgia Historical Commission 1956
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