- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- Kilpatrick at Cork historical marker
- Creator:
- Seibert, David, 1941-2020
- Date of Original:
- 1996/2014
- Subject:
- Historical markers--Georgia--Butts County
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Butts County, 33.28785, -83.95717
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Location: U.S. 23 at Mt. Pleasant Church Rd. at Cork
Text of marker: "KILPATRICK AT CORK. On Nov. 17, 1864, Kilpatrick's cavalry division (USA), 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. N.W., down the north bank of Towaliga River to threaten Griffin and Forsyth. This threat caused the Towaliga bridges to be burned by Wheeler's cavalry (CSA) to protect those towns and the large Confederate hospital centers there. On the 18th, Kilpatrick's division reassembled here at Cork. Next day, it crossed Ocmulgee River at Planters' Factory (4 mi. E.) and moved S. to cover the front and flanks of the infantry columns and feint at Macon. 018-7 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1957" - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_kilpatrick-at-cork
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_kilpatrick-at-cork
- 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:
-
