Near Shellman in Randolph County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Battleground of Echowanochaway Creek

Photographed by Mark Hilton, February 3, 2018

1. Battleground of Echowanochaway Creek Marker

Inscription. Five miles NE is the Battleground of Echowanochaway Creek, site of the last engagement between Randolph County settlers and hostile Creek Indians on July 27, 1836. Captain Thomas Stapleton was killed in a preliminary fight the day before near Pataula Creek in Stewart County. Aroused by the approach of the Indians, Regular Georgia Militiamen under Col. George T. Wood, Major Joseph H. Wills, Capt. Nathan R. Smith and Capt. Joseph Guilford joined Cuthbert Volunteers under Capt. David Holleman and Capt. D. D. Snellgrove and marched to intercept the hostiles. These were augmented by a detachment of soldiers from Irwinton, (Eufaula) Alabama, a Stewart County company from Lannahassee under Capt. Galba Mathews and the Stewart County Rangers, whose Captain, Henry W. Jernigan, was placed in command of all the troops. Trailing the Indians across Turkey and Chenubbee Creeks, they charged in ambush where Turkey Creek empties into Echowanochaway. In the fierce fight lasting forty-five minutes, three white men were killed and thirteen wounded. Eighteen Indians lay dead in the swamp. The site of the battle, on lots 108 and 109 in the 11th

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District, now in Terrell County, is marked by a granite boulder.

Erected 1955 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 120-7.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Wars, US Indian • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society series list. A significant historical date for this entry is July 27, 1836.

Location. 31° 46.7′ N, 84° 36.234′ W. Marker is near Shellman, Georgia, in Randolph County. It is on Pearl Street (U.S. 82) 0.2 miles south of Bentley Road (State Route 41), on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2993 US-82, Shellman GA 39886, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Coastal Plain. It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the

Marker looking north on US-82 and Little Ichawaynochaway Creek image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, February 3, 2018

2. Marker looking north on US-82 and Little Ichawaynochaway Creek

Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Shellman Georgia Legend (approx. 1.6 miles away); Battle of Echowanotchaway Swamp (approx. 3.8 miles away); Battle of Echowanotchaway Swamp Monument (approx. 4 miles away); 1827 Site of Chenube Indian Village (approx. 9.2 miles away); Gen. Patrick Cleburne Camp, S.C.V. (approx. 9.3 miles away); Terrell County (approx. 9.3 miles away); To The Memory of James Mathews Griggs (approx. 9.3 miles away); Confederate Gun Shop (approx. 9.3 miles away).

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Note the different spellings on the markers, monument and nearby creek.

Photos from a nearby marker in Cuthbert Georgia. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, February 3, 2018

3. Photos from a nearby marker in Cuthbert Georgia.

Shows photos of this marker and another marker located east near Dawson, Georgia and a stone located about 5 miles northeast.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 5, 2018. It was originally submitted on February 3, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 2,769 times since then and 165 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 3, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.