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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2COW_balls-ferry_Tennille-GA.html
Ball's Ferry. Historic Crossing of the Oconee. An Ancient Ford Four Hundred Yards Below This Point Was A Crossing Of The Upper Uchee Indian Trail, Along Which Marched Early Traders And Military Expeditions. A Ferry Was Built And Maintained …
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The Defense of Ball's Ferry. "General Howard, how can we get any further?". Ball's Ferry. named for John Ball, a Revolutionary War soldier, operated on the Oconee River from about 1806 until 1939. The quiet ferry crossing became a battleground in …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1Y6A_tennille-station_Tennille-GA.html
Tennille was founded in 1837 as Franklinville for Sam O. Franklin who gave land for the railroad's right-of-way and the town's creation. Its name was changed in 1842 after a prominent local citizen, Francis Tennille. The following year Tennille al…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMRQR_jefferson-davis_Tennille-GA.html
On May 4, 1865, Jefferson Davis arrived in Washington, Georgia (85 miles N), where he performed what proved to be his last duties as President of the Confederate States of America. Shortly thereafter, with a small staff and escort, he departed enr…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMNQO_irwins-crossroad_Tennille-GA.html
On Nov. 26, 1864, the Right Wing (15th and 17th Corps) of Gen. Sherman's army [US], which had left Atlanta on Nov. 15th on its destructive March to the Sea, crossed the Oconee River at Ball's Ferry (9 miles SW), on pontoon bridges, after two days …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMNQH_jared-irwin_Tennille-GA.html
Jared Irwin, Statesman and twice Governor of Georgia, moved from Mecklenburg Country, N.C to Burke County, Ga. as a child. Commissioned a brigadier general during the Revolutionary War, he distinguished himself following the War as an Indian fight…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMNQD_shermans-right-wing_Tennille-GA.html
On Nov. 26, 1864, the Right Wing (15th and 17th Corps) of General Sherman's army [US], which had left Atlanta on Nov. 15th on its destructive March to the Sea, crossed the Oconee River at Ball's Ferry (O.4 mi. N of Ga 57). The 17th Corps (Blair), …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMNP9_the-defense-of-the-oconee-bridge_Tennille-GA.html
On Nov. 19, 1854, Maj. A. L. Hartridge, CSA, arrived from Savannah with 186 men and 2 guns [CS] to defend the railroad bridge against raiding parties from Gen. Sherman's army [US], then on its destructive March to the Sea. Next day, he was joined …
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Late on Nov. 24, 1864, Lieut. Gen. Wm J. Hardee CSA, arrived in Tennille to consult with Maj. Gen. H.C. Wayne, Adj. Gen. of Georgia as to the advisability of further resistance along the line of the Oconee River, already reached by Gen. Sherman's …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGS0_tennille_Tennille-GA.html
Tennille, the highest point, on the Central of Georgia Railroad, between Macon and Savannah, named for a public spirited citizen, Mr. Francis Tennille, was called for a number of years, Station No. 13. The land for the Right of Way, which made the…