Fort Grierson-GHM 121-4-Richmond Co
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Sprinterman
N 33° 28.735 W 081° 58.207
17S E 409866 N 3704802
Eleventh at Reynolds Streets, Augusta
Waymark Code: WM7940
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 09/21/2009
Views: 6
Approxiamte location of Ft. Grierson, named after British Lt. Col. James Grierson, who commanded a temporary stronghold at this place during occupation of Augusta by the British under Col. Brown from May, 1780, to June 1781. After a rendezvous between Col. Richard Henry (Light Horse Harry) Lee, approaching from Sand Bar Ferry with General Elijah Clarke, and General Andrew Pickens, approaching from the North and West, the fort was invested and, after vigorous attack, Grierson attempted to escape with his garrison under protection of the river bank to Fort Cornwallis (site of present St. Paul`s Church). Few escaped: Grierson was captured and while a prisoner, was shot by an unknown Georgia rifleman.
Type of Marker: Highway
Marker #: 121-4
Date: 1954
Sponsor: GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION
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