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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMO5C_tomlinson-fort-house_Milledgeville-GA.html
At this site lived Tomlinson Fort (1787-1859). A leader of the Union Party, he studied medicine and wrote a widely used book on medical practice. A captain in the War of 1812, he served in the Georgia legislature and the U.S. Congress, and on the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMO53_old-governors-mansion_Milledgeville-GA.html
Completed in 1838, The Executive Mansion was the fifth and last resident occupied by Georgia governors when Milledgeville was the capital of Georgia. The Palladian-inspired structure is considered one of the most perfect examples of Georgian archi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMO4O_st-stephens-episcopal-church_Milledgeville-GA.html
This Church was organized in 1841 through the efforts of Bishop Stephen Elliott. The church building was completed in 1843 and consecrated Dec. 10. The vestibule, annex and Gothic roof were added later. The handmade chancel furniture was given by …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMO4N_montpelier_Milledgeville-GA.html
This church is named Montpelier after Fort Montpelier of 1794, 1/2 mi. below here down the Oconee. This fort & others were built during the Creek Indian troubles. Capt. Jonas Fouche was ordered to guard the Ga. frontier from the mouth of the Tugal…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMO22_campsite-of-union-army_Milledgeville-GA.html
The Union Army of 65,000 men under the command of General Wm. T. Sherman left Atlanta on November 15, 1864. Only the left wing of 30,000 men entered Milledgeville. The advance units arrived here on the 22nd. The right wing marched via Clinton and …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMNXW_junction-of-20th-and-14th-corps_Milledgeville-GA.html
With the right wing of his army in the vicinity of Clinton and Macon, General Sherman, with the left wing, appeared at this point on November 23, 1864. The left wing, consisting of the 20th and 14th corps, was comprised of 30,000 men, 12,000 horse…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMNVC_route-of-the-twentieth-corps_Milledgeville-GA.html
On the morning of Nov. 23, 1864, the main body of the 20th Corps of the Union Army, commanded by Gen. A. S. Williams, reached Milledgeville from Eatonton. The Corps marched down Jackson Street to this point where companies were formed into line. W…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMNR8_the-march-to-the-sea_Milledgeville-GA.html
On Nov. 15, 1864, after destroying Atlanta and cutting his communications with the North, Maj. Gen. W.T. Sherman, USA, began his destructive campaign for Savannah — the March to the Sea. He divided his army [US] into two wings. The Right Win…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMI4I_de-soto-in-georgia_Milledgeville-GA.html
In May 1539 Hernando de Soto landed in Florida with over 600 people, 220 horses and mules, and a herd reserved for famine. Fired by his success inPizarro's conquest of Peru, De Soto had been granted the rights, by the King of Spain, to explore, th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM9ZE_the-milledgeville-hotel-and-oliver-hardy_Milledgeville-GA.html
On this corner stood the Milledgeville Hotel built in 1858 while Milledgeville served as Georgia's capital. In 1903 Emily Norvell Hardy took over management of the hotel. She moved into the hotel with her two youngest children, including eleven-ye…