THE FANNIN AVENGERS MEMORIAL MARKER
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Listing Details
Location: NATIONAL GUARD ARMORY-FAIR ROAD AND ZEBULON ROAD
City: GRIFFIN
State: Georgia
Zip Code: 30223
Type of Memorial: War Memorial Historical Wayside Markers
Year Dedicated: 2001
Access: Military Base
Wars Commemorated: MEXICAN-AMERICAN WAR
Photograph By: DAVID SEIBERT
Submitted By: COURTESY OF HMdb.org
IN 1846 WHEN PRESIDENT POLK CALLED FOR VOLUNTEERS TO FIGHT AGAINST MEXICO A COMPANY OF MEN FROM GRIFFIN, GA CALLING THEMSELVES “THE FANNIN AVERNGERS” BECAME PART OF A REGIMENT COMMANDED BY COLONEL HENRY R. JACKSON OF SAVANNAH. THE REGIMENT PERFORMED GALLANT SERVICE IN MEXICO.
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