LEPAGEVILLE MEMORIAL CEMETARY CORPORATION

SAVANNAH, GA

Sherman's coming! Confederates abandon Savannah's Fort Jackson The brochure says that Savannah's Fort James Jackson is the <a href="https://www.officialsavannahguide.com/old-fort-jackson" rel="noreferrer nofollow">oldest-standing brick fortress in Georgia</a>. It is roughly two miles east of the port city of Savannah that it was meant to protect. Fort Jackson strategically played second-fiddle to the more technologically advanced Fort Pulaski, which was a few more miles east at the mouth of the Savannah River. 

Fort Pulaski fell to the United States early in the Civil War thanks to a blindsided Confederate military command. [In fairness to the Confederacy, the Confederate command excused their gross dismissal of a gradual Union buildup adjacent to the fort, their weak supply chain, and their abject failure to hold onto the extraordinarily strategic position of Fort Pulaski, saying that their military intelligence had not anticipated going up against new-technological rifle cannons of the United States that could shoot further and more accurately than traditional cannons.]

Quiet Fort Jackson remained. It became the river headquarters of the Confederate military. The fort was meant to be a killer of any U.S. ship that dared come up its section of the Savannah River.  The fort was abandoned by Confederate troops when the United States Army of Tennessee and Army of Georgia under the command of General William Tecumseh Sherman <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherman's_March_to_the_Sea" rel="noreferrer nofollow">marched into Savannah from Atlanta</a>.
Sherman's coming! Confederates abandon Savannah's Fort Jackson Credit: sniggie

The Lepageville Memorial Cemetery Corporation is a non-profit organization that manages the Lepageville Memorial Cemetery in Savannah, Georgia. This cemetery was established in the early 1900s and is located in the south-eastern part of the city. The cemetery covers an area of approximately 12 acres and is home to over 5000 graves.

The Lepageville Memorial Cemetery Corporation is responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of the cemetery grounds. This includes mowing the lawns, trimming the trees, and ensuring that the graves are well-maintained. The organization also provides burial services for families who wish to bury their loved ones at the cemetery.

In addition to providing burial services, the Lepageville Memorial Cemetery Corporation also offers a range of other services to families and individuals. These include the sale of burial plots, the installation of headstones and markers, and the provision of genealogy services.

Overall, the Lepageville Memorial Cemetery Corporation plays an important role in the Savannah community, providing a peaceful and respectful final resting place for those who have passed away. Through its dedication to maintaining the cemetery grounds and serving the needs of families and individuals, the organization has earned a reputation as a trusted and reliable provider of burial and memorial services.

LEPAGEVILLE MEMORIAL CEMETARY CORPORATION is a Historical Societies, Historic Preservation in SAVANNAH GA. US MID #8401300342

The museum is classed as HSC (Historical Societies, Historic Preservation). It comes under American Alliance of Museums (AAM) region: Southeastern (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia).

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LEPAGEVILLE MEMORIAL CEMETARY CORPORATION
PO BOX 22813
SAVANNAH
GA
31403-2813

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LEPAGEVILLE MEMORIAL CEMETARY CORPORATION Information

MID # 8401300342
Name LEPAGEVILLE MEMORIAL CEMETARY CORPORATION
Alternate Name
Classification Historical Societies, Historic Preservation, , Southeastern
Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN) 542138077
NTEECC A80
Tax period of the latest return filed (YYYYMM) 201212
INCOME 0
REVENUE 0
LAT/LONG 32.032968, -81.113976
CODES FIPS State Code: 13
FIPS County Code: 051
US Census Tract: 003400
US Census Block: 1017