The Stoneman Raid

The Stoneman Raid (HMRZA)

Location: Gordon, GA 31031 Wilkinson County
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N 32° 52.982', W 83° 20.57'

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In July, 1864, Maj. Gen. W.T. Sherman's army [US] closed in on Atlanta. Finding its fortifications "too strong to assault and too extensive to invest," he sought to force its fall by sending Maj. Gen George Stoneman, with three cavalry brigades (2112 men and 2 guns) to cut the Central of Georgia R.R. by which the city's defenders [CS] were supplied. On the 27th, Stoneman left Decatur, crossed the Ocmulgee (Yellow) River near Covington (69 miles NW), and turned down the left bank toward Macon.

On the 30th, at Clinton (16 miles NW), Major F. M. Davidson, 14th Illinois Cavalry, was detached with 125 men to destroy railway facilities. Here at Gordon, he "burned a large brick depot filled with army supplies, destroying 11 locomotives, and burned 11 trains of cars consisting of 40 passenger cars, 80 box-cars, filled with commissary and quartermaster stores, and 20 open cars loaded with machinery, also burned a large building stored with tools and machinery belonging to the railroad company, and 1 cotton factory; destroyed the telegraph office, with several instruments, capturing the operator, and tore up half a mile of railroad track." He destroyed facilities and supplies at McIntyre and at Toomsboro, and burned the railway bridge over the Oconee River.

Repulsed at Macon, Stoneman's retreat was intercepted early on the 31st at Sunshine Church (7 miles north of Clinton) by Brig. Gen. Alfred Iverson, Jr., who, with only 1300 cavalry [CS] deluded Stoneman into surrendering to his much smaller force.
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HM NumberHMRZA
Series This marker is part of the Georgia: Georgia Historical Society/Commission series
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Marker Number158-3B
Year Placed1957
Placed ByGeorgia Historical Commission
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Date Added Friday, September 26th, 2014 at 2:01am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 280828 N 3640753
Decimal Degrees32.88303333, -83.34283333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 32° 52.982', W 83° 20.57'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds32° 52' 58.92" N, 83° 20' 34.20" W
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Area Code(s)478
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 310 Milledgeville Rd, Gordon GA 31031, US
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