Yamacraw Village in Savannah in Chatham County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Samuel Elbert

1740 - 1788

Photographed By Mike Stroud, February 2008

1. Samuel Elbert Ground Marker

Inscription. Savannah Merchant, organized and commanded Grenadier Company 1772; Member Council of Safety; Fought several battles as Continental Colonel; Captured twice; After release commanded stores at Yorktown; Promoted to Militia Major General, 1782; Brevetted Continental Brigadier General, 1783; Governor of Georgia 1785 - 1786.

Erected 2007 by Edward Telfair Chapter Sons Of The American Revolution.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Government & Politics • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1740.

Location. 32° 4.552′ N, 81° 6.038′ W. Marker is in Savannah, Georgia, in Chatham County. It is in Yamacraw Village. Marker is at the intersection of Louisville Road and Martin Luther King Boulevard on Louisville Road. Located at the new Battlefield Park, Louisville Rd and Martin Luther King Blvd.,Between Savannah Visitor Center and Savannah Roundhouse Museum. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Savannah GA 31401, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Col. John White (here, next to this marker); Major General Israel Putnam (here, next to this marker); Peter Tondee

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(here, next to this marker); To Honor Our Patriot Ancestors (here, next to this marker); Mills Murphree (here, next to this marker); Colonel Mordecai Sheftall (here, next to this marker); Captain Charles Floyd (here, next to this marker); Isidore De Lynch (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Savannah.

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. study marker for Gen. Samuel Elbert

Also see . . . The Life and Services of the Honorable Maj. Gen. Samuel Elbert. (Submitted on March 22, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)

Samuel Elbert Tablet is a part of the new Battlefield Park's Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Stroud, February 2008

2. Samuel Elbert Tablet is a part of the new Battlefield Park's Memorial

Dedicated in 2007

General Samuel Elbert image. Click for full size.

3. General Samuel Elbert

"This Memorial to The American Revolution " image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Stroud, February 2008

4. "This Memorial to The American Revolution "

The remainder of the tablet is a list of donors who helped erect the monument.

Spring Hill Redoubt is a part of the Battlefield Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Stroud, February 1, 2008

5. Spring Hill Redoubt is a part of the Battlefield Park

Credits. This page was last revised on February 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 22, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,391 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on March 22, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.