Route of Gen. Kilpatrick's Cavalry - GHS 005-15
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N 33° 01.426 W 083° 14.052
17S E 291324 N 3656139
Located on US 441 at GA 243 (US Bus 441), south of Milledgeville in Scottsboro.
Waymark Code: WMNPVD
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 04/15/2015
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Gen. Sherman´s Cavalry Corps, commanded by Gen. Judson Kilpatrick, consisted of 5,000 men, 8,000 animals and 300 wagons. It rode from Gordon to Milledgeville on Nov. 24, 1864 to join the left wing of the Union Army. On the 25th, Gen. Kilpatrick moved toward Louisville and Waynesboro on the Sparta Road.
The right wing of the Federal Army, numbering 29,000 men of the 15th and 17th Corps, was commanded by Gen. Oliver O. Howard. It marched south of Milledgeville via Clinton, Gordon, and Irwinton, joining the left wing near Sandersville on Nov. 27.
Type of Marker: Other
Marker #: 005-15
Date: 1994
Sponsor: Georgia Historical Commission
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