- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- Fort Grierson historical marker
- Creator:
- Seibert, David, 1941-2020
- Date of Original:
- 1996/2014
- Subject:
- Historical markers--Georgia--Richmond County
Fortification--Georgia - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Richmond County, Augusta, 33.47097, -81.97484
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Location: Eleventh at Reynolds Streets, Augusta
Text of marker: "FORT GRIERSON. Approximate location of Ft. Grierson, named after British Lt. Col. James Grierson, who commanded a temporary stronghold at this place during occupation of Augusta by the British under Col. Brown from May, 1780, to June, 1781. After a rendezvous between Col. Richard Henry (Light Horse Harry) Lee, approaching from Sand Bar Ferry with General Elijah Clarke, and General Andrew Pickens, approaching from the North and West, the fort was invested and, after vigorous attack, Grierson attempted to escape with his garrison under protection of the river bank to Fort Cornwallis (site of present St. Paul`s Church). Few escaped: Grierson was captured and while a prisoner, was shot by an unknown Georgia rifleman. 121-4 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1964" - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_fort-grierson
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_fort-grierson
- 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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