- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- Spier's Turnout historical marker
- Creator:
- Seibert, David, 1941-2020
- Date of Original:
- 1996/2014
- Subject:
- Historical markers--Georgia--Jefferson County
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Jefferson County, Bartow, 32.87877, -82.47374
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Location: U.S. 221/U.S. 319 in park at the south edge of Bartow
Text of marker: "SPIER'S TURNOUT. On Nov. 28, 1864, Jackson's division, 20th Corps (Williams), of Gen. Sherman's army, destroyed the railroad from Davisboro, No. 12, CRR, to Spier's Turnout (Bartow), No. 11, CRR, while Geary's division and the First Michigan Engineers were destroying the railway facilities at Davisboro and five miles of track west of that point. That night, Hq. 20th Corps was established in Bartow. Next day, the two infantry divisions and the Michigan engineers destroyed the track and all railway facilities from this point to the Ogeechee River, then turned north toward Louisville to rejoin the Left Wing. 081-13 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1958" - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_spiers-turnout
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_spiers-turnout
- 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:
-
