- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- Confederate Land Mines historical marker
- Creator:
- Seibert, David, 1941-2020
- Date of Original:
- 1996/2014
- Subject:
- Historical markers--Georgia--Bryan County
Land mines--Georgia--Bryan County - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Bryan County, 32.01322, -81.44247
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Location: Fort McAllister State Park
Text of marker: "CONFEDERATE LAND MINES. 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 Confederate garrison be required to remove the unexploded mines. GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1963" - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_confederate-land-mines
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_confederate-land-mines
- 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:
-
