Headstone of George R. Fairbanks

Item

Legacies Classification
Memorial Artwork
Memorial Type
Sculptural Memorial
Memorial Context
Lost Cause
Memorialized Subject
Fairbanks, George Rainsford
Title
Headstone of George R. Fairbanks
Background and Context
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.
Physical Description
A tall Celtic cross.
Memorial Inscription
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
Historical Period
1890-1945: Era of the Lost Cause, Jim Crow legal segregation and discrimination, and organized anti-Black racism
Campus Location
University Cemetery
Location: Institution, City, State
University of the South; Sewanee, Tennessee

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