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Georgia Militia at Forsyth Historical Marker
- Georgia Militia at Forsyth State
Historical Marker
- Located in front of Monroe County Board of Education
complex on U.S. 41 several blocks south of downtown Forsyth,
Ga.
(Text)
- GEORGIA MILITIA AT FORSYTH
On Nov. 16, 1864, Maj. Gen. G.
W. Smith, CSA, reached Griffin (30 miles NW) after a night withdrawal
from Lovejoy's Station (13 miles N of Griffin) where he had been
posted to support Iverson's division of Wheeler's cavalry [Confederate]
which was watching for a movement by Gen. Sherman's army [Union]
from Atlanta toward Macon. His force consisted of 2800 infantry
of the First Division, Georgia Militia, 3 batteries, and about
250 local reserve cavalry.
On the 15th, Gen. Sherman's Right
Wing had marched from White Hall (West End) near Atlanta toward
Jonesboro and Lovejoy's Station. Although Gen. Smith was prepared
to fight a delaying action at Lovejoy's Station, the Union column
turned SE at Morrow's Station (4 miles N of Jonesboro), toward
Stockbridge and McDonough, forcing him to withdraw to the fortifications
of Griffin to protect the hospital center there.
Late on the 16th, Gen. Smith learned
that the Union forces had moved south through Stockbridge and
McDonough toward Jackson, on the Atlanta-Macon road (22 miles
N of Forsyth). At dark, he withdraw from Griffin and marched
his command to Forsyth, to protect this defenseless town and
to put his troops into position to delay the enemy's advance
on Macon
- 102-7 GEORGIA HISTORICAL
COMMISSION 1957
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- [Note: There are two markers numbered
102-7. The other is the Tift College marker, which was also erected
in 1957.]
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