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14th Corps at Lumpkin's Station Historical Marker
- 14th Corps at Lumpkin's Station
State Historical Marker
- Located one-half mile east of U.S. 25 in Munnerlyn.
Ga.
(Text)
- THE 14TH CORPS AT LUMPKIN'S
STATION
On Dec. 3, 1864, after a hard march
across Buckhead, Rocky Beaver Dam and Rosemary creeks from camps
N. of Birdsville and W. of Buckhead Church, the 14th Corps [USA],
Maj. Gen. Jeff. C. Davis, USA (less Baird's division) camped
at Lumpkin's station (Munnerlyn). 0.6 miles E. on the Augusta
and Savannah Railroad, Baird's division, on the left of Gen.
Sherman's army as it moved toward Savannah, had marched via Rock
Creek Church (5 miles S.W. of Waynesboro) to support Kilpatrick's
cavalry division [USA] in its attempt to burn the bridges over
Brier Creek toward Augusta.
After forcing a passage of Rocky
Creek the day before, and driving elements of Wheeler's cavalry
corps [CSA] toward Waynesboro, Baird and Kilpatrick had turned
S.e. and, on the 3rd, were camped on the railroad below Waynesboro,
with Baird at Thomas' station (4 miles N.) and Kilpatrick a mile
beyond him facing Wheeler.
Next morning Morgan's division,
which had camped on Rosemary Creek, in the rear, took the lead
and marched S.E. on the Habersham road toward Jacksonboro with
the artillery and trains. After destroying three miles of track,
Carlin's division followed, its rear guard (79th Pennsylvania
Infantry) skirmishing sharply with persistent detachments of
Confederate cavalry until withdrawn.
017-12 GEORGIA HISTORIC
MARKER 1993?
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