Crossing the Ocmulgee

Crossing the Ocmulgee (HME3G)

Location: Jackson, GA 30233 Butts County
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Country: United States of America
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N 33° 17.671', W 83° 58.011'

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On the morning of Nov. 18, 1864, the Right Wing (15th and 17th Corps) of General Sherman's army [US] moved from its bivouacs in and near Jackson toward Planters' Factory (Ocmulgee Mills), on the Ocmulgee River at Seven Islands (9 miles SE), to effect a passage at that point on pontoon bridges to be laid by the 1st Missouri Engineers, the pontoniers of the Right Wing.

Smith's division, 15th Corps (Osterhaus), which had camped near Flovilla, moved first. Upon arrival, the 1st Brigade (McCown), with the 4th Minnesota Infantry in advance, crossed on the ferry and entrenched on high ground east of the river. At 11:00 A.M. the pontoons arrived and, by 1:00 P.M., two bridges were ready.

That afternoon, Smith completed his crossing and camped two miles from the river on the Hillsboro road, to wait for Woods' and Hazen's divisions and to permit the cavalry to pass to the front. During the night, Blair's 17th Corps crossed and moved via Monticello and Blountsville to avoid the Hillsboro road.

On the 19th, Kilpatrick's cavalry division crossed, followed by Woods and Hazen and several wagon trains. Heavy rains having made the steep hills on the east bank extremely difficulty, the passage was not completed until the afternoon of the 20th, when Corse's division of the 15th Corps cleared the bridge site and, with the bridge train, followed the 17th Corps to Monticello
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HM NumberHME3G
Series This marker is part of the Georgia: Georgia Historical Society/Commission series, and the Shermans March to the Sea series.
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Marker Number018-3
Year Placed1957
Placed ByGeorgia Historical Commission
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Date Added Friday, October 10th, 2014 at 7:11pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 223724 N 3687866
Decimal Degrees33.29451667, -83.96685000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 33° 17.671', W 83° 58.011'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds33° 17' 40.26" N, 83° 58' 0.66" W
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Area Code(s)478, 770, 678
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 49-99 3rd St, Jackson GA 30233, US
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