Fort McIntosh

Fort McIntosh is a Georgia historical marker in Brantley County.

At intersection of US 82 and GA 110 in Atkinson.

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Fort McIntosh was built early in the Revolutionary War, near Atkinson, on the northeast side of the Satilla River to protect extensive herds of cattle ranging between the Satilla and the Altamaha rivers. The fort, a small stockade of 10,000 square feet with a bastion at each corner and a blockhouse in the center, was garrisoned by approximately 70 men from the 3rd South Carolina Regiment and the Georgia Brigade, under command of Captain Richard Winn. On February 17, 1777, a large force of British and Muscogee (Creek), commanded by Colonel Thomas Brown attacked Fort McIntosh. After a siege of over 24 hours, Winn was forced to evacuate the post. Under terms of surrender, a British company was to escort the Georgia troops to the Altamaha to protect them from potential attacks. These terms were not honored, and Captain Winn and his small company marched unguarded by night through the dense forest and swamp to Fort Howe. Re-erected by the Georgia Historical Society in 2025

Marker not in place due to damage or maintenance. Note from the marker program.

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Historical maps covering this location

1764 · Carte de la Nouvelle Georgie (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1776 · A General Map of the Southern British Colonies, in America. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1776 · A general map of the southern British colonies in America comprehending North and South… (Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library)
1778 · Parte Orientale della Florida, della Giorgia, e Carolina Meridionale. Fogl. XI (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1816 · Georgia. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

Parte Orientale della Florida, della Giorgia, e Carolina Meridionale. Fogl. XI, 1778, covering the location of Fort McIntosh, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Parte Orientale della Florida, della Giorgia, e Carolina Meridionale. Fogl. XI, 1778, covering this location. David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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Fort McIntosh

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