- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- Clarke's Creek Encampment historical marker
- Creator:
- Seibert, David, 1941-2020
- Date of Original:
- 1996/2014
- Subject:
- Historical markers--Georgia--Wilkes County
- People:
- Clarke, Elijah, 1733-1799
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Wilkes County, Tignall, 33.86762, -82.74125
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Location: Jackson's Crossroads west of Tignall and north of U.S. 78
Text of marker: "CLARKE'S CREEK ENCAMPMENT. At Clarke's Creek, near here, on the night of February 13, 1779, American troops commanded by Col. Elijah Clarke, Col. John Dooley, and Col. Andrew Pickens, encamped. Very early the next morning, they launched a surprise attack on the British forces under Colonel Boyd, encamped at Kettle Creek, four miles away. The victory prevented the British troops from joining the notorious McGirth, and broke their devastating march through Georgia. 157-22 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1958" - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_clarkes-creek-encampment
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_clarkes-creek-encampment
- Language:
- eng
- Rights Holder:
- Copyright held by David Seibert. Please contact markers@davidseibert.com about commercial reproduction and use
- Holding Institution:
- Digital Library of Georgia
- Rights:
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