Yamacraw Village in Savannah in Chatham County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Col. John White
Photographed By Mike Stroud, 2013
1. Col. John White Marker
who settled in America, he
commanded the 4th Georgia Continental
Battalion which marched from
New York to Georgia. Called the
"Hero of the Ogeechee," he and only
six men captured a force of 152 British
soldiers. Stricken by illness during
the Storm of Savannah, he died in 1780.
Erected by Stone placed by the Society of the Cincinnati in the State of Georgia.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1780.
Location. 32° 4.553′ N, 81° 6.037′ W. Marker is in Savannah, Georgia, in Chatham County. It is in Yamacraw Village. Memorial can be reached from Martin Luther King Boulevard (West Broad Street). Located between Louisville Road and West Harris Street (Between Savannah Visitor Center and Savannah Roundhouse Museum, in the Battlefield Memorial Park). Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Savannah GA 31401, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Peter Tondee (here, next to this marker); Major General Israel Putnam (here, next to this marker); To Honor Our Patriot Ancestors (here, next to this marker); Samuel Elbert (here, next to this marker);
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Photographed By Mike Stroud, March 2008
2. Battlefield Memorial Park, includes the Col. John White Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 13, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 641 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on April 13, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 2. submitted on March 24, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.
