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Author: shosho12
Surnames: CLOUD
Classification: military
Message Board URL:
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Message Board Post:
(MACON - Jan 2, 2015) It was 1911 when a monument was to be placed in
Twiggs County; a place of prominence had been decided upon - the grounds
Of the County Court House. As the story goes, there was a disagreement about
placing it on the courthouse grounds.
When the monument arrived by rail, in Jeffersonville, according to some of
the local residents it did not belong on the grounds of the courthouse.
After much refusal to place it there, it was eventually unloaded and sat
At the Depot for some time before being placed "in a field" across the
Railroad tacks. The local newspaper printed, on at least two occasions, that
There would be a "Dedication of the Confederate Monument," but it was never
formally dedicated. Many efforts over the years have been tried. In 2003
a group of SCV the members, lead by Russ Huffman and Tommy Fountain, sought
to petition the Twiggs County Commissioners at their regular meeting of
Tuesday, August 5, 2003. The Commission never took action on the request.
The monument remained in the same location for one hundred and three
years. Initially, there were no businesses encroaching on the site, but over
time, the monument was vandalized, the rifle was broken and weeds grew in the
cracks between the stones.
Forward to March, 2014. The 4th Brigade Commander of the Sons of
Confederate Veterans, Kim Beck, voiced his concern about the monument
Being so very close to Highway 80. In April, plans were put in motion to apply
For funds for the moving of the monument to be paid by the Georgia Division,
Sons of Confederate Veterans' Tag Fund with the United Daughters of the
Confederacy's Sidney Lanier Chapter finding the remaining ten percent
required.
The UDC considered the monument to be "an orphan monument" since there
isn't an UDC chapter or SCV camp in Jeffersonville. The Sidney Lanier Chapter
UDC agreed to being "the leaders" of the project with the assistance from two
ocal SCV camps - the Tracy Camp #18 and the Camp of the Unknown Soldier.
Mr. Beck presented the request for Tag Funds on behalf of all the
Interested parties and at the 2014 Georgia Division SCV Reunion it was approved and
funded.
Jeff Ellis of Clark Memorial was contacted and told that funding had been
approved. However, getting permission to move the monument was not an
easy task. Judy Wall Smith accepted the job of speaking to local officials
regarding moving the monument. Several local residents offered parcels of
their land to place it, but the locations were not prominently located.
Each time, supporters just knew we had THE PLACE. But it could not be that
simple.
Beginning in August, Mrs. Smith began calling land owners and asking about
A prominent place for relocation - everyone who was contacted had the same
answer, "It needs to be on the Court House grounds". Easily said, but not
easily accomplished, until someone stepped forward to help could get the
proposal on the Agenda of the County Commissioners meetings.
Mr. William "Bill" Hamrick arranged to have his name and that of Mrs.
Smith placed on the agenda of the November 4th 2014 Commission meeting at the
Court House at 4pm. After sitting through the usual items of business, Mr.
Hamrick got up and addressed the Commissioners and introduced Judy Smith.
Mrs. Smith explained to the commissioners that the UDC and the SCV had the
money to move and restore the monument, and that both groups, along with
much of the local population wanted it to be placed on the 1911 intended
spot, the Court House grounds. There were five commissioners. After the
initial vote, it was 3 to 2 to allow the move to the Court House grounds -
then the discussion, back and forth - why it should and should not be on
public property. But the final vote was passed by a 3 to 2 vote in favor.
On November 18th at 7:30 pm during the commissioners meeting, the area
Next to "the longest serving Sheriff in Georgia or the Nation" Mr. Earl
Hamrick's monument was proposed as the final location for the monument. Again the
Vote was 3 in favor and 2 no votes. But it passed; and on Monday, November
24th, a start date was decided upon. On December 8th, the foundation was dug and
the coping from the monument was removed and placed at the new site. Due
to the cooler weather, it took a few more days for the concrete to cure
before the monument could be moved.
Finally, on Thursday, November 18th, the Twiggs County Confederate
Monument was moved to the grounds of the County Court House after waiting since
1911. The Macon Telegraph, PBS, and others were present. Photos were taken by
The Telegraph supporters each time a section of the monument was moved, placed
on the truck, and taken to the area to be placed. It took seven hours from
dismantling to relocation on the ground where it was intended.
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