Headstone of George R. Fairbanks
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Headstone of George R. Fairbanks
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Located in University Cemetery, University of the South, this private headstone marks the grave of George R. Fairbanks (1820-1906), a founding trustee of the University, a Confederate veteran, a post-Civil War University administrator, and historian of the institution.
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A tall Celtic cross.
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Partially illegible:
GEORGE R. FAIRBANKS
BORN AT WATERTOWN NY
JULY 5 1820
ENTERED INTO REST
AT SEWANEE TENN
AUG 3 1906
COMMISSIONED MAJOR
IN THE C.S.A. 1862
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