The March to the Sea, Johnson County

The March to the Sea, Johnson County is a Georgia historical marker in Johnson County, dedicated 1957.

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On Nov. 26, 1864, the Right Wing (15th and 17th Corps) of General Sherman's army [USA], which had left Atlanta on Nov. 15th on its destructive March to the Sea, crossed the Oconee River at Ball´s Ferry and concentrated at Irwin´s Crossroads, 6 miles SW of Tennille in Washington County. On the 28th, the 15th Corps (Osterhaus) marched SE into Johnson County, stripping the countryside of live stock and provisions enroute. On the night of Nov. 28th, Adams' brigade of Corse´s division, 15th Corps, with Btry. H. 1st Mo. Art'y attacked, marching on the extreme right, camped at Wrightsville. Next day, Adams rejoined Corse near Kite.

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1856 · Georgia. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1864 · Colton's Georgia (1864) (Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1865 · Military map showing the marches of the United States Forces 1863-1865. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1866 · Georgia. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1869 · Georgia. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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More markers nearby

Johnson Countysame spot
Irwin's Crossroads12 mi
Sherman's Right Wing, Washington County13 mi
Jefferson Davis, Washington County13 mi

On the National Register nearby

Johnson County Courthouse190 ft

Places within about 300 feet of this marker that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. A nearby listing is not always the marker's own subject.