Near Monticello in Jasper County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

The March to the Sea

Photographed by David Seibert, September 5, 2010

1. The March to the Sea Marker

Inscription. On Nov. 15, 1864, after destroying Atlanta and cutting his communications with the North, Maj. Gen. W. T. Sherman, USA, began his destructive campaign for Savannah -– the March to the Sea. He divided his army [US] into two wings. The Left Wing (14th and 20th Corps) marched east from Atlanta in two columns, to feint at Augusta but to turn southeast and converge on Milledgeville. The 14th Corps marched via Covington and Shady Dale, the 20th via Social Circle, Madison and Eatonton.

The Right Wing (15th and 17th Corps), Maj. Gen. O. O. Howard, USA, marched south via Stockbridge and McDonough and camped at Jackson on the night of the 17th. Next morning, two pontoon bridges were laid across the Ocmulgee River at Planters’ Factory (Ocmulgee Mills) near Seven Islands (12 miles SW). At one o’clock the Right Wing began its crossing into Jasper County.

The 15th Corps (Osterhaus), less Corse’s division, moved via Hillsboro (10 miles S) toward Gordon, where the Right Wing would be in communication with the Left Wing at Milledgeville. The 17th Corps (Blair), to relieve congestion on the Hillsboro road, marched via Monticello

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and Blountsville (8 miles NW of Gray) to Gordon. Corse’s division, the last to cross, and the 1st Missouri Engineers with the pontoon train, followed the 17th Corps.

Erected 2010 by Georgia Historical Society. (Marker Number 079-9.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society, and the Sherman’s March to the Sea series lists. A significant historical month for this entry is October 1896.

Location. 33° 18.733′ N, 83° 44.8′ W. Marker is near Monticello, Georgia, in Jasper County. It is at the intersection of Georgia Route 16 and Buggy Road (County Route 170), on the right when traveling east on Georgia Route 16. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Monticello GA 31064, United 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

Photographed by David Seibert, September 5, 2010

2. The March to the Sea Marker

Looking west toward Jackson

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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Jackson Springs (approx. 2.8 miles away); Monticello Government Complex (approx. 3.6 miles away); Jasper County Civil War Memorial (approx. 3.7 miles away); Jasper County (approx. 3.7 miles away); Jasper Masonic Lodge (approx. 3.7 miles away); Site of Inn (approx. 3.7 miles away); Reese Home (approx. 3.9 miles away); In Memory of All Jasper County Sons (approx. 3.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Monticello.

More about this marker. This marker replaced an earlier marker of the same title and text erected by the Georgia Historical Commission in 1957, which had disappeared.

Photographed by David Seibert, September 5, 2010

3. The March to the Sea Marker

Looking north at the intersection, at Buggy Road (County Road 170).

Photographed by David Seibert, September 5, 2010

4. The March to the Sea Marker

Looking east toward Monticello, the direction of march for the 17th Corps.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 7, 2010, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,740 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 7, 2010, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.