Near Abbeville in Wilcox County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Battle of Breakfast Branch

Photographed by David Seibert, November 11, 2002

1. Battle of Breakfast Branch Marker

Inscription. Near this spot on March 9, 1818, 34 men of the Telfair County Militia, commanded by Major Josiah D. Cawthon, engaged about 60 Creek Indians in combat. Four Indians and five whites, including Capt. Benjamin Mitchell Griffin were killed. Three whites, including Mark Willcox (later Major General), were wounded. Willcox was saved by Nat Statham and Wiley Ellison who carried him back to the Ocmulgee River while under fire. This was the last battle between Indians and whites in this vicinity.

Erected 1987 by Georgia Department of Natural Resources. (Marker Number 156-5.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Wars, US Indian. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society series list. A significant historical month for this entry is March 1826.

Location. 31° 56.284′ N, 83° 16.409′ W. Marker is near Abbeville, Georgia, in Wilcox County. It is at the intersection of U.S. 129 and American Legion Road (County Route 70), on the right when traveling south on U.S. 129. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Abbeville GA 31001, United

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States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Piedmont.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

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 Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: New Hope Primitive Baptist Church (approx. 2.2 miles away); Jefferson Davis Camp Site (approx. 4.2 miles away); De Soto Trail (approx. 4.2 miles away); Jefferson Davis (approx. 4.3 miles away); Wilcox County (approx. 4.3 miles away); Wilcox County Confederate Monument (approx. 4.3 miles away); a different marker also named Jefferson Davis (approx. 4.3 miles away); Ozias Church Bethlehem Church (approx. 6.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Abbeville.

Photographed by David Seibert, January 17, 2011

2. Battle of Breakfast Branch Marker

Looking north on US Highway 129 toward Abbeville

Credits. This page was last revised on January 17, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 28, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 3,185 times since then and 74 times this year. Last updated on January 17, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. Photos: 1. submitted on August 28, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. 2. submitted on February 5, 2011, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.