- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- Sherman's Advance historical marker
- Creator:
- Seibert, David, 1941-2020
- Date of Original:
- 1996/2014
- Subject:
- Historical markers--Georgia--Screven County
Sherman's March to the Sea - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Screven County, Cameron, 32.55795, -81.67372
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Location: Ga. 17 at Cameron, 3 miles southeast of U.S. 301 and Ga. 73
Text of marker: "SHERMAN'S ADVANCE. On the night of Dec. 4, 1864, Hq. Military Division of the Mississippi, Maj. Gen. w. T. Sherman, USA, and Hq. 17th Corps, Maj. Gen. F. P. Blair, USA, were established at this point, 1 mile N.E of Cameron (Station No. 5 1/2 CRR) and 1 mile S. of Paris Hill Academy. Hq. Right Wing (Howard) and Hq. 15th Corps (Osterhaus) were across the Ogeechee River beyond Cameron. Hq. Left Wing (Slocum) and Hq. 20th Corps (Williams) were on the Middle Ground road S. of Sylvania. Hq. 14th Corps was near Jacksonboro, on the old Augusta-Savannah road N. of Sylvania. Next day, Gen. Sherman advanced to Oliver where a Confederate force was entrenching. 124-24A GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1958" - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_shermans-advance
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_shermans-advance
- 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:
-
