Crawfordville, GA, United States
Birthsite of Alexander Hamilton Stephens. "Little Alec," Vice-President of the Confederacy, was born nearby in a log cabin Feb. 11, 1812, son of Andrew B. & Margaret Grier Stephens, a poor farm family. At his parents' death he was educated by an uncle, Gen. A. W. Grier, at Washington, and Franklin C
ollege (U. of Ga.) and was admitted to the Bar in 1834. He served as state legislator & senator from '36 to '42, as Congressman from '43 to '49 and again in '55. After the War he was elected U. S. Sen
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