Battle was a revered professor of the Greek language who served as the first president of Mercer University (1873-1889) after the school moved from Penfield to Tattnall Square in Macon. He later served as president of Shorter College in Rome, Georgia. Upon his death, Mercer students formed a passageway through which his casket was carried into the church where his funeral services were held. His gravesite is marked by a lovely guardian angel statue that remains a visual hallmark at the cemetery.
(1826-1907) (Olive, lot 3, row A18)
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