Route of the Twentieth Corps-GHM 005-11-Baldwin Co
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Sprinterman
N 33° 04.787 W 083° 14.111
17S E 291365 N 3662353
West Greene and North Jackson Streets, Milledgeville
Waymark Code: WM70B9
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 08/13/2009
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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 Eatontaon. the Corps marched down Jackson Street to this point where companies were formed into line. With bands playing, the Corps marched by the Capitol Square and camped on the east side of the Oconee River. General Henry W. Slocum, commander of the left wing, occupied the Milledgeville Hotel which stood four blocks east of this point.
Type of Marker: Highway
Marker #: 005-11
Date: 1956
Sponsor: GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION
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