The March to the Sea Marker

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Sandersville in Washington County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

The March to the Sea

By David Seibert, October 28, 2009

1. The March to the Sea Marker

Inscription. On Nov. 24, 1864, the Left Wing of Gen. Sherman’s army [US], which had left Atlanta on Nov. 15th on its destructive March to the Sea, crossed the Oconee River at Milledgeville enroute to Sandersville. On the 26th, after delays caused by destruction of bridges over Buffalo Creek by Wheelers cavalry [CS], the Left Wing (14th and 20th Corps -- Maj. Gen. H. W. Slocum, USA) reached Sandersville, the 14th Corps (Davis) having marched via Black Spring and the 20th Corps (Williams) via Hebron. Near Keg and Buffalo Creeks their advance had been hotly contested, but the infantry columns forced back the small cavalry units and entered Sandersville before noon. The invaders having been fired upon from the windows and portico of the court house, Gen. Sherman ordered the structure destroyed.

That afternoon, Jackson’s and Geary’s division, 20th Corps, moved to Tennille (3 miles S) to destroy the railroad from that point to Davisboro. Next morning, Ward’s division, 20th Corps, and Carlin’s division, 14th Corps, moved to Davisboro with the artillery and trains of both corps. Morgan’s and Baird’s divisions, 14th Corps, moved to Fenn’s Bridge (13 miles NE), crossed the Ogeechee River, then turned toward Louisville.

On the 27th, Gen. Sherman, who had accompanied the Left Wing from Atlanta to Sandersville, changed to the Right Wing (15th and

By David Seibert, October 28, 2009

2. The March to the Sea Marker

Looking east on East McCarty Street

17th Corps) which was then near Tennille.

Erected 1957 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 150-15.)

Location. 32° 59.235′ N, 82° 46.918′ W. Marker is in Sandersville, Georgia, in Washington County. Marker is on East McCarty Street (Georgia Route 24) 0.1 miles west of McDaniel Drive, on the left when traveling east. Click for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1282 East McCarty Street, Sandersville GA 31082, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Washington County Courthouse (approx. 1.7 miles away); Saunder’s Store (approx. 1.7 miles away); Governor Thomas W. Hardwick (approx. 1.7 miles away); Masonic Temple (approx. 1.8 miles away); Jefferson Davis (approx. 1.8 miles away); Rev. J. D. Anthony (approx. 1.9 miles away); Old City Cemetery (approx. 1.9 miles away); David A. Gordon (approx. 2.7 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Sandersville.