Sherman's March to the Sea: Battle of Shaw's Bridge and Shaw's Dam - Savannah, GA
N 32° 04.588 W 081° 09.548
17S E 484981 N 3548922
The Sherman's March to the Sea: Battle of Shaw's Bridge and Shaw's Dam Historical Marker is located on Chatham Parkway 1/3 mile north of I-16.
Waymark Code: WM4ER0
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 08/13/2008
Views: 75
The marker reads:
"Beginning on December 10, 1864, Union and Confederate soldiers fought near here at Shaw's Bridge and Shaw's Dam, as Union General William T. Sherman's army moved toward Savannah. During bloody fighting, Confedeates twice repulsed Union attempts to overwhelm the Confederate earthworks covering the causeway across the Savannah-Ogeechee Canal. On December 20, 1864, after the fall of Fort McAllister due south of here, the Confederates abandoned their defensive positions and retreated into the city, setting the stage for the surrender of Savannah two days later and marking the end of Sherman's March to the Sea.
2002.20 Erected by the Georgia Historical Society 25-19"
Type of Marker: Highway
Marker #: 25-19
Date: 2002.20
Sponsor: Georgia Historical Society
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