McIntyre-GHM 158-5-Wilkinson Co
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N 32° 49.406 W 083° 12.680
17S E 292994 N 3633878
Ga 57 just west of Irwinton
Waymark Code: WM8192
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 01/08/2010
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On the night of Nov. 23, 1864, Hq. 17th Corps [USA] , Maj. Gen. F. P. Blair, USA, was established at McIntyre (old Station No. 16, CRR), 2 miles NE, after moving forward from Gordon (old No. 17) where the Left Wing of Gen. Sherman´s Army had concentrated, beginning on the 21st, to prepare for the second phase of its destructive March to the Sea.
That day, G.A. Smith´s division, preceded by the 1st Alabama [USA], had advanced through Toomsboro to the RR bridge over the Oconee River and skirmished with the defenders [CSA]. Other elements of the 17th Corps destroyed the railroad through McIntyre and burned the bridge over Commissioner Creek.
Type of Marker: Highway
Marker #: 158-5
Date: 1957
Sponsor: Georgia Historical Commission
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