The Cavalry Skirmish

The Cavalry Skirmish is a Georgia historical marker in Jones County, dedicated 1957.

On Old Griswoldville Road in Macon.

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On the night of Nov. 21, 1864, Murray's brigade of Kilpatrick's cavalry (US), which during the day had burned buildings and destroyed railways facilities in Griswoldville, camped on the E fork of Little Sandy Creek, 1 1/2 miles NE. At dawn, Murray's pickets were driven in by Wheeler's cavalry (CS), which was met by the 9th Pennsylvania and 5th Kentucky cavalry. Fighting developed in the fields to the NE until mid-morning when Walcutt's brigade (US) arrived, enabling Murray to drive Wheeler through Griswoldville and reoccupy the town. About noon, they were forced to retire by the advance of the 1st Division. Georgia Militia, from Macon.

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Historical maps covering this location

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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