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Signers' Monument

Monument

Augusta's monument honoring Georgia's three signers of the Declaration of Independence: Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, and George Walton. All three are reinterred here. Walton's story connects directly to the Revolutionary War fighting in Georgia — he was wounded and captured at the British seizure of Savannah in December 1778 before serving in Augusta during the Patriot government's reconstitution.

Visiting Today

Address

432 Greene St, Augusta, GA 30901

Connected Events

Jun 1780
Sep 1780
First Battle of Augusta — Clarke's Failed Assault

Colonel Elijah Clarke, Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Brown

Sep 1780
Brown's Reprisals After the Failed Assault

Colonel Elijah Clarke, Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Brown

Apr 1781
Greene's Southern Campaign Reaches Georgia

Brigadier General Andrew Pickens

May 1781
Fort Grierson Captured by Patriots

Brigadier General Andrew Pickens, Colonel Elijah Clarke, Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Brown, Colonel James Grierson

Jun 1781
Lee's Mayham Tower Overtopped Fort Cornwallis

Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Brown

Jun 1781
Thomas Brown Surrenders Fort Cornwallis

Brigadier General Andrew Pickens, Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Brown