Capture Of 26 Men in 1864

Near here, in Ebenezer Church which was acting as the McIntosh County Courthouse following the burning of Darien by United States forces in 1863, 26 men were captured by US troops on the night of August 3rd, 1864. These civilians, many of advanced age and unable to serve in the military, were the sole protection of McIntosh County, which was constantly being plundered by forces from blockade gunboats. Advised of the meeting by spies, Federal troops surrounded the church in the darkness and opened fire. The men were captured and marched overland to Blue and Hall Landing near Darien, where they were put on board ship and taken to northern prisons.