- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- Kilpatrick's Cavalry At The Towaliga River historical marker
- Creator:
- Seibert, David, 1941-2020
- Date of Original:
- 1996/2014
- Subject:
- Historical markers--Georgia--Monroe County
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Monroe County, 33.01408, -83.91872
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Location: Ga. 42 at the Towaliga River
Text of marker: "KILPATRICK'S CAVALRY AT THE TOWALIGA RIVER. 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), 31 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. A skirmish at this bridge marked the most southerly point W. of Ocmulgee River reached by the Union forces during this campaign. 102-8 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1957" - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_kilpatricks-cavalry-at-the-towaliga-river
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_kilpatricks-cavalry-at-the-towaliga-river
- 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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