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Fort McIntosh Historical Marker
- Fort McIntosh State Historical
Marker
- Located at intersection of U.S. 82 and Ga. 110 in
Atkinson, Ga.
(Text)
FORT McINTOSH
Near this town, on the northeast
side of the Satilla river, fort McIntosh was built early in the
Revolutionary War, to protect extensive herds of cattle ranging
between that river and the Altamaha. It became an important post
on the southern frontier. The fort, a small stockade 100 feet
square with a bastion at each corner and a blockhouse in the
center, was garrisoned by 40 men from the 3rd Carolina Regiment
and 20 Continentals from the Georgia Brigade, under command of
Captain Richard Winn. On February 17, 1777, a large force of
Tories and Indians, commanded by Colonel Brown, Colonel Cunningham
and Colonel McGirth, attacked Fort McIntosh, besieging it for
more than 24 hours. Captain Winn refused all demands for surrender,
until there was no longer hope for reinforcements from fort Howe
and he was forced by superior numbers to evacuate the post. Under
terms of surrender, a British company was to escort the Georgia
troops to the Altamaha to protect them from massacre by the Indians.
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.
013-3 GEORGIA HISTORICAL
COMMISSION 1958
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