Sherman's Left Wing

Sherman's Left Wing is a Georgia historical marker in Washington County, dedicated 2010.

On Georgia Route 24 one mile west of Main Street in Davisboro.

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On Nov. 27, 1864, the Left Wing (14th and 20th Corps) of Gen. Sherman's army [US] moved from Sandersville toward Louisville. Ward's division, 20th Corps, and Carlin's division, 14th Corps, with the artillery and trains of both corps, moved to Davisboro and encamped. Morgan's and Baird's divisions, 14th Corps, crossed Ogeechee River at Fenn's Bridge (4 mi. N) and turned toward Louisville. Jackson's and Geary's divisions, 20th Corps, destroyed the Central Railroad from Tennille to Davisboro and halted here for the night. That night, Hq. Left Wing (Slocum), Hq. 14th Corps (Davis) and Hq. 20th Corps (Williams) were established in Davisboro.

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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)

Georgia, 1866, covering the location of Sherman's Left Wing, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Georgia, 1866, covering this location. David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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