Watkinsville in Oconee County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Civilians Abducted During Stoneman’s Raid

Memorial

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, May 7, 2022

1. Memorial-Civilians Abducted during Stoneman’s Raid Marker

Inscription. In August 1864 Union cavalry forces seized local residents Jacob Klutts and George Jarrell and attempted to use them as guides. Klutzy and Jarrell led them into an ambush at Barber's Creek where entrenched Athens Home Guard repelled them. The retreating Union forces took Klutts and Jarrell to Atlanta as prisoners then transferred them to the prison at Camp Chase Ohio where Klutts died on 11 Dec 1864 and Jarrell on 18 Jan 1865. Both are buried there.

Erected 2012 by Laura Rutherford Chapter No. 88 United Daughters of the Confederacy.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is August 1864.

Location. 33° 51.824′ N, 83° 24.564′ W. Memorial is in Watkinsville, Georgia, in Oconee County. It is on North Main Street (Georgia Route 15/24) south of 3rd Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 8 N Main St, Watkinsville GA 30677, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Georgia’s Antebellum Trail,

in the Classic City Area,

and in the 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 walking distance of this marker: The Stoneman Raid (here, next to this marker); Site of Frontier Blockhouse (a few steps from this marker); Eagle Tavern (a few steps from this marker); Civil War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Oconee County War Memorial

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Oconee County (within shouting distance of this marker); In Honor of Our Revolutionary War Patriots (approx. ¼ mile away); Birthplace of Bishop A. G. Haygood and Miss Laura A. Haygood (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Watkinsville.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, May 7, 2022

2. Memorial-Civilians Abducted during Stoneman’s Raid Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 14, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 14, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 633 times since then and 51 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 14, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.