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.
Battleground of Echowanochaway Creek. . 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 District, now in Terrell County, is marked by a granite boulder.
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 District, now in Terrell County, is marked by a granite boulder.
Erected 1955 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 120-7.)
Location. 31° 46.7′ N, 84° 36.234′ W. Marker is near Shellman, Georgia, in Randolph County. Marker 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.
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.
Photographed By Mark Hilton, February 3, 2018
2. Marker looking north on US-82 and Little Ichawaynochaway Creek
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 1,208 times since then and 77 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on February 3, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
