Nashville in Berrien County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Indian Fights

Photographed by David Seibert, January 23, 2011

1. Indian Fights Marker

Inscription. In the summer of 1836, a company of militia under Capt. Levi J. Knight of near Ray City was sent to protect the settlers from marauding Indians on their way to join the Seminoles in Florida. When a party of Indians plundered the plantation of William Parker, near Milltown, the militia pursued them N.E. across the county overtaking them near Gaskins Pond not far from the Alapaha River. Several were killed and some injured as Indians fled across the river. A few days later the militia encountered more Indians at Brushy Creek and ran them off. That was the last real battle with the Indians in this section.

Erected 1956 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 010-4.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers • Wars, US Indian. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1836.

Location. 31° 12.383′ N, 83° 15′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Georgia, in Berrien County. It is at the intersection of South Davis Street (U.S. 129) and East Washington Street, on the right when traveling north on South Davis Street. The marker stands at the Berrien County Courthouse.

Paid Advertisement

Click or scan to see
this page online

Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Nashville GA 31639, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Coastal Plain. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Wiregrass.

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: Berrien County World War II Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Berrien County (within shouting distance of this marker); Vietnam Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Korean Veterans from Berrien County (within shouting distance of this marker); The War Between the States (within shouting distance of this marker); "Spirit of the American Doughboy" (within shouting distance of this marker); Old Coffee Road (within shouting distance of this marker); Harrison-Taylor House (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

Photographed by David Seibert, January 23, 2011

2. Indian Fights Marker

Buildings facing the Nashville courthouse square stand in the background.

Photographed by David Seibert, January 23, 2011

3. Indian Fights Marker

The Berrien County Courthouse can be seen to the right.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on February 6, 2011, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,547 times since then and 98 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 6, 2011, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.