General Thomas Edwin Greenfield Ransom 1834-1864

General Thomas Edwin Greenfield Ransom 1834-1864 (HM1109)

Location: Rome, GA 30165 Floyd County
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Country: United States of America
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N 34° 16.068', W 85° 16.528'

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Thomas E.G. Ransom enlisted as captain of Company E, 11th Illinois Volunteer Infantry in 1861. Wounded four times, he won honors at Ft.Donelson, Shiloh, Vicksburg, and Red River. Rising steadily through the ranks, Ransom lead 17th Corps, Army of The Tennessee in the battle of Jonesboro serving the last railroad into Atlanta. His infantry then pursued Confederate General John B. Hood northward. Stricken with typhoid fever , Ransom died here at the home of John Berryhill on October 29, 1864. He was breveted Major General posthumously and is buried in Rose Hill Cemetery in Chicago Illinois.
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HM NumberHM1109
Series This marker is part of the Georgia: Georgia Historical Society/Commission series
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Marker Number57-2
Year Placed2001
Placed ByGeorgia Historical Society, Norwich University and the Eighth Regiment Band
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Date Added Monday, October 27th, 2014 at 12:12pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 658764 N 3793195
Decimal Degrees34.26780000, -85.27546667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 34° 16.068', W 85° 16.528'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds34° 16' 4.08" N, 85° 16' 31.68" W
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Area Code(s)706
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 12 Woods Rd NW, Rome GA 30165, US
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