March to the Sea State Historical Marker

March to the Sea State Historical Marker

Located on Johnson County Courthouse Square, Wrightsville, Ga.

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THE MARCH TO THE SEA

 

On Nov. 26, 1864, the Right Wing (15th and

17th Corps) of General Sherman's army

which had left Atlanta on Nov. 15th on its

destructive March to the Sea, crossed the

Oconee River at Ball's Ferry and concentrated

at Irwin's Crossroads, 6 miles SW of Tennille

in Washington County. On the 28th, the 15th

Corps (Osterhaus) marched SE into Johnson

County, stripping the countryside of live

stock and provisions enroute.

 

On the night of Nov. 28th, Adams' brigade

of Corse's division, 15th Corps, with Btry. H,

1st Mo. Art'y attached, marching on the

extreme right, camped at Wrightsville. Next

day, Adams rejoined Corse near Kite.

083-4 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1957

Photo: Ed Jackson

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