On Georgia Route 22/24 at Old River Bridge Road, on the right when traveling east on State Route 22/24.
The Union Army of 65,000 men under the command of General Wm. T. Sherman left Atlanta on November 15, 1864. Only the left wing of 30,000 men entered Milledgeville. The advance units arrived here on the 22nd. The right wing marched via Clinton and . . . — — Map (db m35995) HM
On Old Monticello Road NW at Nelson Road, on the right when traveling west on Old Monticello Road NW.
Marching toward Milledgeville via Covington, Shady Dale and Eatonton Factory, the Union Army's 14th Corps reached this crossroad on the night of November 22, 1864. General Sherman camped at the Howell Cobb place, a few yards north of this point. . . . — — Map (db m13136) HM
On West Hancock Street (Georgia Route 49) west of North Wilkinson Street, on the right when traveling west.
On this 20-acre square stood the first Georgia State Penitentiary. Completed in 1816, the walled compound occupied 2-1/2 acres in the center of the square. The penitentiary housed approximately 245 prisoners in a brick and granite main cell . . . — — Map (db m127158) HM
On Old Monticello Road NW at Nelson Road, on the right when traveling west on Old Monticello Road NW.
Site of the large Baldwin County plantation of Howell Cobb, one of the 'Great Georgia Triumvirate' of Stephens, Toombs and Cobb, and his wife, the former
Mary Ann Lamar. Born at Cherry Hill in Jefferson County, Georgia Sept. 7, 1815, he graduated . . . — — Map (db m13137) HM
On Kinderhook Road (Georgia Route 212) at Glynn Street (Georgia Route 22), on the right when traveling south on Kinderhook Road.
With the right wing of his army in the vicinity of Clinton and Macon, General Sherman, with the left wing, appeared at this point on November 23, 1864. The left wing, consisting of the 20th and 14th corps, was comprised of 30,000 men, 12,000 horses . . . — — Map (db m35832) HM
On East Greene Street at North Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling east on East Greene Street. Reported missing.
The 3rd Wisconsin and the 107th New York Regiments, having been detailed for provost duty, encamped on this square, November 22-25, 1864. The State Arsenal on the north side of the square was burned. The magazine, which stood on the opposite side, . . . — — Map (db m208063) HM
On West Greene Street at South Jackson Street, on the left when traveling east on West Greene Street.
On the morning of Nov. 23, 1864, the main body of the 20th Corps of the Union Army, commanded by Gen. A. S. Williams, reached Milledgeville from Eatonton. The Corps marched down Jackson Street to this point where companies were formed into line. . . . — — Map (db m35712) HM
On East Greene Street at South Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling east on East Greene Street.
This 20-acre square as the center of Georgia's state government and location of its capitol building from 1807 until 1868. The "State House," imposing Gothic edifice that dominates the square contained the offices of the governor and the chambers of . . . — — Map (db m103227) HM
On Clark Street (Georgia Route 243) 0 miles south of West Montgomery Street (U.S. 441), on the right when traveling south. Reported missing.
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 Right Wing (15th . . . — — Map (db m208062) HM
On South Clarke Street (Business U.S. 441) south of East Hancock Street, on the left when traveling south.
Construction of this Executive Mansion was authorized in 1835 and completed in 1839. The governor's earlier residence, Government House, just to the south on the corner of Clarke and Greene Streets, had fallen into disrepair. The Mansion is . . . — — Map (db m103230) HM
On Irwinton Road (Ga 29) (U.S. 441) at Georgia Route 243, on the right when traveling north on Irwinton Road (Ga 29).
Gen. Sherman’s Cavalry Corps, commanded by Gen. Judson Kilpatrick, consisted of 5,000 men, 8,000 animals, and 300 wagons. It rode from Gordon to Milledgeville on Nov. 24 to join the left wing of the Union Army. On the 25th, Gen. Kilpatrick moved . . . — — Map (db m42314) HM
On Ocmulgee National Park Road, 0.2 miles Emery Highway (Georgia Route 80), on the right when traveling south.
On July 30, 1864, Gen. Stoneman with 2,500 cavalry crossed Walnut Creek & placed his cannon on a ridge on the Dunlap farm. He attacked Macon to capture the gold in the Confederate Depository; to destroy the Armory, Arsenal & Laboratories, the . . . — — Map (db m98661) HM
On Ocmulgee National Park Road, 0.2 miles Emery Highway (U.S. 80), on the right when traveling south.
The only battles fought at Macon took place here. Twice the Federals attacked Macon, emplanting their cannon on this farm, and twice they were repulsed. In the first attack under Gen. Stoneman on July 30, 1864, they shelled Macon from 10 A.M. until . . . — — Map (db m44995) HM
On Mulberry Street, 0 miles west of 1st Street, in the median.
On Nov. 15, 1864, after destroying Atlanta, Maj. Gen. W.T. Sherman, USA, began his March to the Sea. His army (650,000 infantry and 5,500 cavalry) moved in two widely separated wings. The Right Wing (15th and 17th Corps), Maj. Gen. O. O. Howard, . . . — — Map (db m25408) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m11957) HM
On U.S. 280 at Black Creek Church Road, on the left when traveling south on U.S. 280.
On Dec. 6, 1864, the 15th Corps (US), the extreme right of Gen. Sherman's army on its destructive March to the Sea, camped near Jenk's Bridge on Great Ogeechee River, east of Blitchton. On the 7th, Oliver's brigade was sent in advance of Hazen's . . . — — Map (db m11939) HM
Land mines or torpedoes buried along the western approaches to the fort caused most of the casualties to the Union troops in the assault on December 13, 1864. After the taking of the fort, General Sherman personally gave orders that the captured . . . — — Map (db m13071) HM
On Ford Avenue (State Highway 144) at Coastal Highway (U.S. 17), on the right when traveling east on Ford Avenue.
Situated at Genesis Point, 10 miles east on the right bank of the Great Ogeechee River below the "lost town" of Hardwick, this fort was the right of the exterior line designed for the defense of Savannah. It denied the use of the river to Union . . . — — Map (db m8387) HM
Dec. 1864. Fort McAllister, built 1861-62 to close the Great Ogeechee River to enemy ships, mounted 11 siege guns, 12 field pieces and 1 10-inch mortar. Below it, piles and torpedoes obstructed the channel. As the Union forces neared Savannah, the . . . — — Map (db m16103) HM
On State Highway 144 at County Route 67, on the right when traveling west on State Highway 144.
On Dec. 6, 1864, the 15th Corps (US), Maj. Gen. P. J. Osterhaus, USA the extreme right of Gen. Sherman's army on its destructive March to the Sea, camped near Jenk's Bridge, on Great Ogeechee River east of Blichton. On the 7th, Oliver's brigade of . . . — — Map (db m15812) HM
On Fort McAllister Road (State Highway 144 Spur) near Bryan Neck Road (State Highway 144), on the right when traveling east.
On Dec. 12, 1864, the 3rd Cavalry Division [US], Brig. Gen. J. L. Kilpatrick, USA, covering the right rear of Gen. Sherman's army which was then closing in on Savannah, crossed the Great Ogeechee River near Fort Argyle and the Canoochee River near . . . — — Map (db m29458) HM
Near Cedar Street, 0.2 miles east of Richard Davis Drive.
Ways Station (now Richmond Hill), Station No. 1-1/2 on the Savannah, Albany and Gulf Railroad, was built on land belonging to William J. Way. He was the first station master and co-owner of Silk Hope rice plantation. Construction of the rail line . . . — — Map (db m127220) HM
On Northside Drive West (U.S. 80) near Miller Street, on the right when traveling north.
Approaching Statesboro on Dec. 4, 1864, a strong party of mounted foragers from Hazen's division, 15th Corps (USA), on the right of Gen. Sherman's army on its destructive March to the Sea, was attacked by a detachment of Confederate cavalry and . . . — — Map (db m11173) HM
On Courtland Street near North Main Street (U.S. 301), on the left when traveling west.
On Nov. 15, 1864, after destroying Atlanta and cutting his communications to 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 . . . — — Map (db m9945) HM
On Old Quaker Road (State Highway 24) at Munnerlyn-Alexander Road, on the right when traveling east on Old Quaker Road.
On Dec. 4, 1864, Kilpatrick's cavalry division (USA) of Gen. Sherman's army, supported by two brigades of Baird's infantry division of the 14th Corps, drove units of Wheeler's cavalry corps (CSA) out of Waynesboro and across Brier Creek in order to . . . — — Map (db m7959) HM
Near Bark Camp Church Road, on the left when traveling west.
Constituted in 1788, Bark Camp Church was the center for worship, culture and hospitality in Bark Camp,
one of the oldest settlements in Burke County.
Many of the congregation honorably served during the War Between the States as soldiers . . . — — Map (db m97007) HM
On Jones Street (Georgia Route 56) at Lee Street (Georgia Highway 17), on the right when traveling north on Jones Street.
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 . . . — — Map (db m32534) HM
On Old Savannah Road at Noah Ark Circle, on the right when traveling south on Old Savannah Road.
On Monday, November 28, 1864, while elements of the Federal 20th Corps were destroying sections of the Central Railroad of Georgia at Bartow (aka Speir's Turnout), Major General William T. Sherman was traveling with his army's 17th Corps led by . . . — — Map (db m127163) HM
Near Porter Carswell Road at Bellevue Plantation Road.
Dating from a royal grant by King George III to Samuel Eastlake in 1767, Bellevue Plantation has been owned continuously by the Carswell family since 1835. The year in which the house was built is not known but it is believed to have been erected . . . — — Map (db m169036) HM
On West Quaker Road, 1.9 miles west of Cohen Road, on the right when traveling west.
This land is part of the former Ivanhoe Plantation property of the Whitehead family. The plantations home was located near the northeast corner of the Quaker road and the Walker Bridge road (Story Mill Road). A diary kept by 26-year-old Catharine . . . — — Map (db m103374) HM
On Georgia Route 24 at Rocky Creek Church Road, on the left when traveling west on State Route 24. Reported missing.
Dec. 2, 1864. Baird's Division, 14th Corps [US], marching on the left of Gen. Sherman’s army in support of Kilpatrick’s cavalry division, which was enroute to burn the bridges over Brier Creek, NE of Waynesboro, reached Rocky Creek about 10:00 A.M. . . . — — Map (db m60505) HM
On South Liberty Street (U.S. 25) at State Highway 24 on South Liberty Street.
Late on Nov. 26, 1864, elements of the 3rd Cavalry Division (USA), Brig. Gen. J.L. Kilpatrick, USA, of Gen. Sherman's army, reached the railroad bridge north of Waynesboro and partially burned it before being driven off by troops of the Cavalry . . . — — Map (db m7903) HM
On South Liberty Street (U.S. 25) south of 6th Street, on the left when traveling south.
Built about 1858 in the Georgian Cottage style as a home for J. D. Roberts, the house was designed by noted architect John Trowbridge. Subsequent occupants have included a doctor's office, millinery shop and county museum. In late 1864 the house . . . — — Map (db m103299) HM
On Munnerlyn Alexander Road, 0.6 miles east of U.S. 25, on the right when traveling east.
On Dec. 3, 1864, after a hard march across Buckhead, Rocky Beaver Dam and Rosemary creeks from camps N. of Birdsville and W. of Buckhead Church, the 14th Corps [US], Maj. Gen. Jeff. C. Davis, [US] (less Baird's division) camped at Lumpkin's station . . . — — Map (db m13119) HM
On U.S. 23 at Mount Pleasant Church Road, on the left when traveling south on U.S. 23.
On Nov. 17, 1864, Kilpatrick’s cavalry division [US], which was covering the right flank of Gen. Sherman’s army on its March to the Sea, moved from Bear Creek Station (Hampton), 30 mi. NW, down the north bank of Towaliga River to threaten Griffin . . . — — Map (db m39955) HM
On West 3rd Street (U.S. 23) 0 miles west of Mulberry Street, on the right when traveling west.
On the morning of Nov. 18, 1864, the Right Wing (15th and 17th Corps) of General Sherman’s army [US] moved from its bivouacs in and near Jackson toward Planters’ Factory (Ocmulgee Mills), on the Ocmulgee River at Seven Islands (9 miles SE), to . . . — — Map (db m21370) HM
On Georgia Route 16 at Pratt Smith Road, on the right when traveling east on State Route 16.
On the night of Nov. 17, 1864, the Right Wing (15th and 17th Corps) of General Sherman’s army [US], which had marched south from Atlanta on Nov 15th on its destructive March to the Sea, reached Jackson and camped in and around the town. Hq. Right . . . — — Map (db m26975) HM
On South Mulberry Street near 3rd Street (U.S. 23), on the right when traveling south.
Jackson, seat of Butts County, "was a beautiful little place and evidently occupied by the most prosperous people of that region. Those descriptive words were penned by Union Major Thomas W Osborn, Chief of Artillery of Major General Oliver O. . . . — — Map (db m103197) HM
On Nov. 17, 1864, the 15th Corps, leading the Right Wing of Gen. Sherman's army (US) on its March to the Sea. marched from McDonough to Jackson. Below Locust Grove (16 mi. NW), Woods' and Hazen's divisions turned right to avoid Jackson and camped . . . — — Map (db m403) HM
On McDonough Road, 0.2 miles south of Brookwood Avenue (U.S. 23), on the right when traveling north.
In 1864, Sylvan Grove Plantation was located just outside Jackson. Its owner, Asa Buttrill, built an impressive 14-room plantation house in the 1830s for his bride, Lucy Manley. The house stood slightly south of the large stone covering a wellspring . . . — — Map (db m103196) HM
On Keys Ferry Road at Winding Way (County Route 293), on the right when traveling east on Keys Ferry Road.
On Nov. 17th, the Right Wing of Gen. Sherman’s army [US] marched from McDonough to Jackson, enroute to Planters’ Factory on Ocmulgee River where it was to cross next day. To relieve congestion on the Jackson road, Smith’s division, 17th Corps with . . . — — Map (db m21327) HM
On West 3rd Street (U.S. 23) 0 miles west of Mulberry Street, on the right when traveling west.
On the night of Nov. 17, 1864, the Right Wing (15th and 17th Corps) of General Sherman’s army [US], which had marched south from Atlanta on Nov. 15th on its destructive March to the Sea, reached Jackson. Hq. Department and Army of the Tennessee (the . . . — — Map (db m21369) HM
On Fort Argyle Road (State Highway 204) at Bush Drive, on the left when traveling west on Fort Argyle Road.
On Dec. 6 1864, the 15th Corps [US], Maj. Gen. P. J. Osterhaus, USA, the extreme right of Gen. Sherman's army on its destructive March to the Sea, forced a crossing of Great Ogeechee River at Jenk's Bridge (US 80 east of Blitchton) and drove the . . . — — Map (db m12080) HM
Near Triplett Park Drive (U.S. 80) 0.2 miles south of U.S. 80.
On Friday, December 9, 1864, the more than 11,000 troops of Union Major General Francis P. Blair, Jr.'s 17th Corps approached Pooler, Station No. 1 on the Central Railroad. Major General William T. Sherman noticed a column of soldiers marching in a . . . — — Map (db m127223) HM
On U.S. 80 near Rogers Street, on the left when traveling west.
On Dec. 9, 1864, troops of Mower's division, 17th Corps, of Gen. Sherman's army (U.S.) , which was closing in on Savannah, advanced to Pooler after suffering losses through the day from artillery mounted on a RR flat car, torpedoes planted on the . . . — — Map (db m10630) HM
On South Coastal Highway (State Highway 25) near Oxnard Drive, on the right when traveling north.
In December, 1864, was fought on the Savannah River near here one of the few battles in which Confederate gunboats and Union field artillery were engaged against each other. Colerain Plantation, as these lands were then known, had been occupied on . . . — — Map (db m12615) HM
On Ocean Highway (Route 17) at Basin Road on Ocean Highway.
Dec. 1864. After a 300 mile march which had left a wide belt of destruction from "Atlanta to the Sea," Gen. Sherman's army (USA) of about 60,000 men was nearing Savannah. During he first weeks of his campaign, his four widely-spread columns had . . . — — Map (db m9115) HM
On Chatham Parkway, on the right when traveling south.
Beginning on December 10, 1864, Union and Confederate soldiers fought near here at Shaw’s Bridge and Shaw’s Dam, as Union General William T. Sherman’s army moved toward Savannah. During bloody fighting, Confederates twice repulsed Union attempts to . . . — — Map (db m4949) HM
On Fort Argyle Road (Georgia Route 204) at Bush Road, on the right when traveling east on Fort Argyle Road.
The Savannah and Ogeechee Canal was completed in 1830 after five years of construction using African slave and Irish immigrant labor, including many women. More than sixteen miles in length, its depth was maintained relatively constant by six locks, . . . — — Map (db m127212) HM
On West Bay Street near Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling west.
On Dec. 14, 1864, Fort McAllister (CS) having fallen the day before, opening the Great Ogeechee River to Union shipping and rendering Savannah untenable, Lt. Gen. W. J. Hardee, CSA, decided to evacuate the city to save it from a destructive . . . — — Map (db m5574) HM
On Bull Street at Macon Street, on the right when traveling south on Bull Street.
General William Tecumseh Sherman used this house as headquarters from Dec. 22, 1864, until Feb. 1, 1865. Charles Green offered the use of his home to General Sherman and his staff. Sherman's chaplain conducted the Christmas services in St. John's . . . — — Map (db m8881) HM
On Ogeechee Road (U.S. 17) at Silk Hope Road when traveling north on Ogeechee Road.
Dec. 1864. Beginning near this point and extending about 500 yards north along the left bank of Salt Creek, astride the old Savannah and Darien (Ogeechee) road, strong earthworks were constructed by Confederate engineers to prevent enemy forces . . . — — Map (db m10353) HM
On Tara Boulevard (U.S. 41) at McDonough Road, on the right when traveling north on Tara Boulevard.
On the night of Nov. 15, 1864, the 3rd Cavalry Division of General Sherman’s army [US], which had left Atlanta early that morning on its destructive March to the Sea, camped on the west bank of Flint River near Jonesboro (6 miles N). This division, . . . — — Map (db m42325) HM
On North Main Street (Georgia Route 54) at Stockbridge Road (Georgia Route 138), on the right when traveling south on North Main Street.
Historic Jonesboro, named in honor of Samuel Goode Jones in 1845, was founded in 1823 as Leaksville. Later Clayton County was created by the Act of November 30, 1858 from Fayette and Henry Counties, and Jonesboro became the County Seat. The town . . . — — Map (db m18815) HM
On Tara Boulevard (U.S. 41) at North Avenue (Georgia Route 138), on the right when traveling north on Tara Boulevard.
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 . . . — — Map (db m36812) HM
On Moreland Avenue NE (U.S. 23) at North Avenue NE, on the right when traveling north on Moreland Avenue NE.
On November 15, 1864, during the Civil War, U.S. forces under Gen. William T. Sherman set out from Atlanta on the March to the Sea, a military campaign designed to destroy the Confederacy's ability to wage war and break the will of its people to . . . — — Map (db m102926) HM
On Covington Highway (U.S. 278) 0.1 miles east of Panola Road, on the right when traveling east.
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 Right Wing . . . — — Map (db m9936) HM
On Norris Lake Road at Norris Lake Drive, on the right when traveling south on Norris Lake Road.
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 [USA] into two wings. The Right wing . . . — — Map (db m33818) HM
On Cemetery Circle north of East Ponce de Leon Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
On July 18 & 19, 1864, during the Atlanta Campaign, Union Brigadier General Kenner Garrard's cavalry division raided Stone Mountain. They skirmished with the Confederate cavalry brigade of Colonel George G. Dibrell, destroyed two miles of railroad . . . — — Map (db m113346) HM
On Stone Mountain Lithonia Road at Rockbridge Road, on the right when traveling south on Stone Mountain Lithonia Road. Reported missing.
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 Right Wing . . . — — Map (db m206697) HM
On Louisville Road (U.S. 80) at Fox Bow Drive, on the right when traveling east on Louisville Road.
On Dec. 8, 1864, the Right Wing (15th and
17th Corps) of Gen. Sherman's army (US), which
had left Atlanta on Nov. 15th on its destructive
March to the Sea, was moving through
Effington County toward Savannah. Hq. Right
Wing, Maj. Gen. O.O. . . . — — Map (db m169866) HM
On Noel C Conaway Road (State Highway 30) at State Highway 17, on the right when traveling north on Noel C Conaway Road.
On the night of Dec. 8, 1864, Hq. Military Division of the Mississippi (USA), Maj. Gen. W.T. Sherman, USA, was established here at Zion Church. Hq. Right Wing (15th and 17th Corps), Maj. Gen. O.O. Howard, USA, was at Eden (3 mi. SW). Hq. Left Wing . . . — — Map (db m7964) HM
One mile north, on December 9, 1864, during the American Civil War, U.S. Gen. Jeff. C. Davis crossed Ebenezer Creek with his 14th Army Corps as it advanced toward Savannah during Gen. William T. Sherman’s March to the Sea. Davis hastily removed the . . . — — Map (db m31226) HM
On South Laurel Street (State Highway 21) at East 3rd Street, on the right when traveling north on South Laurel Street.
On Dec. 8, 1864, the Left Wing (14th and 20th Corps) of Gen. Sherman's army (USA), which had left Atlanta on Nov. 15th on its destructive March to the Sea, was moving through Effingham County toward Savannah. Hq. Left Wing, Maj. Gen. H. W. Slocum, . . . — — Map (db m7686) HM
On Old Savannah Road at East Main Street (Georgia Route 56), on the left when traveling east on Old Savannah Road.
This Native American trail crossing at Georgia Highway 56 (itself a 19th century road) was a major route in colonial times. It is named the "Old Savannah Road." Starting in Savannah, it crossed the Ogeechee River, running west and south of it, then . . . — — Map (db m103274) HM
On Washington Street SW at Mitchell Street SW, on the right when traveling south on Washington Street SW.
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] (60,000 infantry and artillery and . . . — — Map (db m41847) HM
On Broad Street (Georgia Route 15/16) 0 miles east of Boland Street, on the right when traveling east.
Sparta, Seat of Justice for Hancock County in 1795, became a chartered town, Dec. 3, 1803. Situated at an Indian trading post, in constant danger of border trouble, the town was named Sparta to indicate the bravery of its pioneer citizens. In 1864 . . . — — Map (db m24343) HM
On U.S. 23 at Locust Road, on the right when traveling south on U.S. 23.
On Nov. 17, 1864, the right wing of Gen. Sherman’s Army [US] marched from McDonough to Jackson, enroute to Planter’s Factory on the Ocmulgee River, where it was to cross into Jasper County the next day. At this point, Woods’ and Hazen’s divisions of . . . — — Map (db m21325) HM
On Atlanta Street (U.S. 23) at Park Circle, on the right when traveling south on Atlanta Street.
On the night of Nov. 16, 1864, the Right Wing (15th and 17th Corps) of General Sherman's army (USA), which had marched from Atlanta the morning before on its destructive March to the Sea, camped in and near McDonough. Hq. Department and Army of the . . . — — Map (db m44079) HM
On North Henry Boulevard (U.S. 23) at Tye Street, on the right when traveling west on North Henry Boulevard.
1864. Activities in Atlanta indicating a new offensive by Gen. Sherman’s army [US], which had occupied that area since Sept. 2nd, units of Gen. Wheeler’s cavalry corps [CS] were posted on all roads to the south. On Nov. 15th, the advance of . . . — — Map (db m44107) HM
On North Henry Boulevard (U.S. 23) at McCain Creek Trail, on the right when traveling east on North Henry Boulevard.
On the night of Nov. 15, 1864, the Right Wing (15th and 17th Corps) of General Sherman's army [US] camped near Stockbridge on its destructive March to the Sea. The Left Wing (14th and 20th Corps) camped between Stone Mountain and Lithonia. . . . — — Map (db m44102) HM
On Georgia Route 11, 0.1 miles south of Plum Street, on the right when traveling south.
Late on Nov. 17, 1864, the 29th Missouri Mounted Infantry [US] seized the ferry at Planters’ Factory (Ocmulgee Mills) on the Ocmulgee River at Seven Islands (12 miles NW) to secure it for the crossing of the Right Wing of General Sherman’s army into . . . — — Map (db m24637) HM
On Georgia Route 11 south of Henry Jones Road, on the right when traveling south.
Hillsboro (originally spelled Hillsborough), named for pioneer settler Isaac Hill, is one of the oldest communities in central Georgia. It is the birthplace of Benjamin
Harvey Hill, a United States and later Confederate States Senator. The . . . — — Map (db m103202) HM
On Georgia Route 16 at Buggy Road (County Route 170), on the right when traveling east on State Route 16.
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 . . . — — Map (db m35435) HM
On Main Street (Georgia Route 83) north of Eatonton Highway (Georgia Route 142), on the right when traveling north.
On a cold, damp and foggy Sunday, November 20, 1864, after having passed through Covington and Newborn over the previous two days, Union Major General William T. Sherman, traveling with Brigadier General Jefferson C. Davis's 14th Corps, reached . . . — — Map (db m113286) HM
Near Depot Street east of North Railroad Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
The land where you now stand was originally settled by Revolutionary War hero and statesman General Solomon Wood. To protect against Indian attacks Wood built a fort approximately one mile to the east for protection of his family and neighbors. . . . — — Map (db m103273) HM
On Church Street (U.S. 221) near Wadley Road (U.S. 319), on the right when traveling south.
On Nov. 28, 1864, Jackson's division, 20th Corps
(Williams), of Gen. Sherman's army [USA],
destroyed the railroad from Davisboro, No. 12,
CRR, to Spier's Turnout (Bartow), No. 11, CRR,
while Geary's division and the First Michigan
Engineers . . . — — Map (db m21209) HM
On Fenns Bridge Road (Georgia Route 88) at Grange Road (Georgia Route 171), on the right when traveling north on Fenns Bridge Road.
On Nov. 27, 1864, Baird’s and Morgan’s divisions, 14th Corps [US], moving on the left of Gen. Sherman’s army from Sandersville to Louisville, crossed Ogeechee River at Fenn’s Bridge. Baird turned SE on the lower road and camped near the Wilkins . . . — — Map (db m37749) HM
Near T E Buchanan Road, 0.3 miles north of U.S. 221.
When an army crosses a large stream it is vulnerable to attack. Commanders often reduce this hazard by crossing at multiple locations, decreasing congestion and expediting the movement. When possible each crossing occurs within close supporting . . . — — Map (db m103309) HM
On Georgia Route 17, 1.5 miles north of Malloy Road (County Route 172), on the left when traveling south.
The area now called Old Town Plantation is shown on maps dating to the early 18th century. It was called Ogeechee Old Town because of the ancient Creek Indian town that Carolina traders visited before Georgia was founded in 1733. George Galphin of . . . — — Map (db m15734) HM
On U.S. 221, 0.1 miles east of Grange Road (Georgia Route 171), on the right when traveling east.
On Nov. 28, 1864, the Left Wing (14th and 20th Corps) of Gen. Sherman’s army [US] moved from Davisboro to Louisville, the main body on this road. Jackson’s and Geary’s divisions, 20th Corps, along the Central Railroad, and Morgan’s and Baird's . . . — — Map (db m58100) HM
On U.S. 221, 0.2 miles east of Bostic Mill Road, on the right when traveling east.
On Nov. 28, 1864, the Left Wing (14th and 20th Corps) of Gen. Sherman’s army [US], less Morgan’s and Baird’s divisions, 14th Corps, which had marched via Fenn’s Bridge (10 mi. NW), and Jackson’s and Geary’s divisions, 20th Corps, which were . . . — — Map (db m58103) HM
On East Broad Street east of Mulberry Street (Georgia Route 24), on the right when traveling west.
On Monday, November 28, 1864, Union Major General William T. Sherman's "Left Wing" commanded by Major General Henry W. Slocum reached the Ogeechee River and Rocky Comfort Creek just west of Louisville. The bridges had been destroyed by portions of . . . — — Map (db m103307) HM
On Georgia Route 296 at Fenns Bridge Road (Georgia Route 88), on the right when traveling north on State Route 296.
Late on Nov. 26, 1864, Kilpatrick’s cavalry division [US], which was covering the left of Gen. Sherman’s army on its March to the Sea, camped at Sylvan Grove. Murray’s brigade covered the rear. At 2:00 A.M., the outpost (8th Indiana Cavalry) was . . . — — Map (db m43490) HM
On North Main Street (U.S. 1) near U.S. 319, on the left when traveling north.
On Nov. 29, 1864, Jackson's and Geary's divisions, 20th Corps (Williams), of Gen. Sherman's army, destroyed the railroad from Spier's Turnout (Bartow), No. 11, CRR, through Bethany (Wadley), No. 10 1/2, CRR, to the Ogeechee River. Next morning, . . . — — Map (db m21096) HM
Site of Camp Lawton
A Confederate military prison built in 1864 to relieve the overcrowded condition at Andersonville Prison in Macon County. Lawton Prison was a stockade, enclosing 42 acres. 1398 feet by 1329 feet considered to be the largest . . . — — Map (db m114323) HM
On Cotton Avenue west of North Daniel Street, on the right when traveling east.
Millen Junction was founded in 1835 as an inn owned by Robert
Hendricks Gray. Originally named Brisonville, it is located
approximately 80 miles from Savannah on the Central Railroad of
Georgia. Thus the town was also called "The 80 Mile Depot" . . . — — Map (db m169088) HM
On West Winthrope Road (State Highway 17) at Old Louisville Road, on the right when traveling east on West Winthrope Road.
On the night of Dec. 2, 1864. Hq. Military Division of the Mississippi (US).Maj. Gen. W. T. Sherman. USA, camped on the west bank of Buckhead Creek near the bridge. During the late afternoon of the 2nd, the 17th Corps (Blair’s) had crossed the . . . — — Map (db m13092) HM
On Georgia Route 17 at Morris Road, on the left when traveling east on State Route 17.
On Dec.1, 1864, the 17th Corps (Blair’s) of Maj. Gen. W. T. Sherman’s army [US] moved from Burton (Midville) to Herndon, Station No. 9, CRR, and camped in and near the town. Gen. Sherman, who had accompanied the 17th Corps since the army passed . . . — — Map (db m38245) HM
On Big Buckhead Church Road, 3.5 miles west of U.S. 25, on the right when traveling west.
Big Buckhead Baptist Church was initially established in 1774 but was disrupted by the Revolutionary War. It was reconstituted in 1787. Delegates to the annual convention of Georgia Baptists meeting here in 1831, "Resolved, that as soon as the . . . — — Map (db m103278) HM
On Big Buckhead Church Road, 0.2 miles south of Porter Road, on the right when traveling south.
On Nov. 28, 1864, the 3rd Cavalry Division Union, Brig. Gen. J. L. Kilpatrick, USA, was driven south from Waynesboro by the Cavalry Corps, Army of Tennessee Confederate, Maj. Gen. Joseph Wheeler, CSA. Retreating under constant harassment by . . . — — Map (db m169039) HM
On U.S. 25 at Big Buckhead Church Road, on the left when traveling north on U.S. 25.
4.3 miles west of this point stands Old Buckhead Church. The present structure built around 1845 housed one of the oldest Baptist congregations in the United States. The Buckhead Church was organized prior to the Revolution under the leadership of . . . — — Map (db m169060) HM
On Georgia Route 17 at Scarboro Church Road, on the right when traveling east on State Route 17.
This is one of the older settlements in this part of Georgia having been established sometime prior to 1840 and receiving its name from Enoch or Hardy
Scarborouogh of Screven County. In 1839 it became Station No. 7 on the Central Rail Road and . . . — — Map (db m11450) HM
On East Elm Street (U.S. 319) near North Marcus Street (State Highway 15), on the right when traveling west.
On Nov. 26, 1864, the Right Wing (15th and 17th Corps) of General Sherman's army (USA), which had left Atlanta on Nov. 15th on its destructive March to the Sea, crossed the Oconee River at Ball`s Ferry and concentrated at Irwin`s Crossroads, 6 miles . . . — — Map (db m21149) HM
Near Pulaski Street, 0.2 miles east of Greene Settlement Road, on the right when traveling east.
Founded in 1808 Clinton was a commercial and educational center and the early seat of Jones County. It was planned with streets in a New England styled gridiron pattern and a central square. In 1820 Clinton was the fourth -largest town in Georgia. . . . — — Map (db m103208) HM
On Pulaski Street, 0.1 miles west of Washington Street, on the right when traveling east.
On the night of Nov. 19, 1864, Kilpatrick’s cavalry division [US], which was covering the advance of the Right Wing (15th and 17th Corps) of General Sherman’s army on its destructive March to the Sea, camped at Clinton. At noon on the 20th, the . . . — — Map (db m25204) HM
On Georgia Route 18 at Griswoldville Road, on the right when traveling east on State Route 18.
On Nov. 22, 1864, the Right Wing (15th and 17th Corps) of Gen. Sherman’s army [US] moved SE from Clinton (near Gray) toward Gordon and Irwinton on its destructive March to the Sea. Walcutt’s brigade, with two guns of Arndt’s Michigan Battery, was . . . — — Map (db m41549) HM
On Old Griswoldville Road, 1 mile east of Henderson Road, on the left when traveling east.
About 1:30 P.M. Nov. 22, 1864, after halting in Griswoldville to reform his column and report his progress, Brig. Gen. P.J. Phillips began moving his command (1st Division, Georgia Militia and attached units) east to clear the town, intending to . . . — — Map (db m25302) HM
On Eatonton Highway (U.S. 129) at Blounts Chapel Road, on the left when traveling north on Eatonton Highway.
On Nov. 18, 1864, Blair’s 17th Corps of the Right Wing of Gen. Sherman’s army [US], which had left Atlanta on Nov. 15th on its destructive March to the Sea, crossed the Ocmulgee River at Seven Islands (12 mi. NW of Hillsboro) and marched via . . . — — Map (db m24766) HM
On Old Griswoldville Road, 0 miles west of Baker Road, on the right when traveling east.
On the night of Nov. 21, 1864, Murray’s brigade of Kilpatrick’s cavalry [US], which during the day had burned buildings and destroyed railways facilities in Griswoldville, camped on the E fork of Little Sandy Creek, ½ miles NE. At dawn, . . . — — Map (db m25305) HM
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