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

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

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. The Stoneman Raid (here, next to this marker); Site of Frontier Blockhouse (a few steps from this marker); Eagle Tavern

Photographed By Darren Jefferson Clay, May 7, 2022

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

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(a few steps from 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); E. D. Stroud School (approx. 1.1 miles away); Jeannette Rankin’s Georgia Home (approx. 2.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Watkinsville.

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 129 times since then and 10 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.