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Francis S. Bartow
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Francis Stebbins Bartow was born in Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia on September 6, 1816. He was a delegate to the Georgia secession convention and the Confederate Provisional Congress in 1861. His Confederate military service includes: Captain of the Oglethorpe Light Infantry, May 21, 1861. He was elected Colonel of the 8th Georgia Infantry on June 1, 1861 and Brigadier General P. A. C. S., prior to his death. The night before the Battle of First Manassas, he spoke to members of the 7th and 8th Georgia soldiers: "... but remember boys, that battle and fighting mean death, and probably before sunrise some of us will be dead."Bartow fell mortally wounded the afternoon of July 21, 1861, near the Henry House at Manassas, and was attended by Dr. H. V. M. Miller. A short time previously he was attempting to rally his men. His final words were: "They have killed me boys! Never give up the field."Bartow's Monument, erected after the Battle of First Manassas, was allegedly the first Confederate monument ever dedicated. On September 4, 1861, with over 1,000 people in attendance, the marble obelisk was placed in honor of Bartow. The monument had disappeared by 1862; the Georgia Division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy placed the present marker in 1936, which is about 150 yards from the Manassas Battlefield Visitor's Center.For a picture of Bartow's present-day monument at Manassas, click here.Francis S. Bartow is buried in Laurel Grove Cemetery, Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia. Visit the "Political Graveyard" website for more information on the Laurel Grove Cemetery.[Bartow is related to Kent M. Brown] |
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"Biographical Portrait" of Francis S. Bartow, and "Bartow Monument and Battle of First Manassas," from an article by Robert E. L. Krick, courtesy of Manassas National Park. [Note: these webpages and their information is no longer available from the N.P.S. Webpage. ]For a present-day photo of Bartow's monument at Manassas, click here.The Bartow Artillery, Co. A of the 22nd Georgia Battalion of Heavy Artillery, is named in honor of Francis S. Bartow. Their origianl flag was given them by Mrs. Francis Bartow.During World War Two, a Liberty Ship, hull number 2447, was named the "Francis S. Bartow." Click here for more information on the 2,751 Liberty ships constructed between 1942 and 1945.Bartow County, Georgia was originally known as Cass County, but was renamed in honor of Francis S. Bartow in December 1861. |
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