The Cavalry Skirmish
On the night of Nov. 21, 1864, Murray´s brigade of Kilpatrick´s cavalry[USA] which during the day had burned buildings and destroyed railways facilities in Griswoldville, camped on the E fork of...
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Battle of Griswoldville
On Nov. 22, 1864, the Right Wing (15th and 17th Corps) of Gen. Sherman´s army [USA] moved SE from Clinton (near Gray) towards Gordon and Irwinton on its destructive March to the Sea....
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Battle of Griswoldville
On Nov. 22, 1864, the Right Wing (15th and 17th Corps) of Gen. Sherman´s army [USA] moved SE from Clinton (near Gray) towards Gordon and Irwinton on its destructive March to the Sea....
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Battle of Griswoldville
On Nov. 22, 1864, the Right Wing (15th and 17th Corps) of Gen. Sherman´s army [USA] moved SE from Clinton (near Gray) towards Gordon and Irwinton on its destructive March to the Sea....
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The 15th Corps
On the night of Nov. 21, 1864, the headquarters and one division (Hazen´s) of the 15th Corps[USA] of General Sherman´s army, which had left Atlanta on Nov. 15th on its destructive March to the...
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Sherman's Right Wing
On the night of Nov. 19, 1864, Kilpatrick´s cavalry division [US], which was covering the advance of the Right Wing (15th and 17th Corps) of General Sherman´s army on its destructive March to the...
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The March to the Sea
On Nov, 15, 1864, after destroying Atlanta and cutting his communications with the North. Maj. Gen. W. T. Sherman. USA, began his destructive campaign for Savannah—the March to the Sea. He divided...
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Blountsville
On Nov. 18, 1864, Blair´s 17th Corps of the Right Wing of Gen. Sherman´s army [USA]. Which had left Atlanta on Nov. 15th on its destructive March to the Sea, crossed the Ocmulgee River at...
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The Stoneman Raid
In July, 1864, Maj. Gen. W. T. Sherman´s army [US] closed in on Atlanta. Finding its fortifications ´too strong to assault and too extensive to invest,´ he sought to force its fall by sending Maj....
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The Stoneman Raid
In July, 1864, Maj. Gen. W. T. Sherman´s army [US] closed in on Atlanta. Finding its fortifications ´too strong to assault and too extensive to invest,´ he sought to force its fall by sending Maj....
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Confederate Pistol Factory
In 1862, to meet the pressing need of the Confederate States Army for revolvers of the Colt pattern, the Griswold Cotton Gin Company´s plant, on this site, was converted to a pistol factory. In...
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Planter's Academy
The Farmer´s Academy (later Planter´s Academy) was incorporated Dec. 19, 1822 by Act of Legislature signed by Gov. John Clark. Trustees included Bailey Bell, Adam Carson, Kinchen P. Thweatt, James...
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Clinton Female Seminary
Clinton Female Seminary was incorporated on Dec. 15, 1821 by Act of Legislature signed by Gov. John Clark. Trustees were James Smith, Gustavus Hendrick, Samuel Lowther, Henry G. Lamar and Charles...
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Clinton Methodist Church
This is the first Methodist church and the second church established in Jones Country. Land was appropriated in 1810 and July 14, 1821 a deep to the Clinton Methodist was made effective....
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Claxton Historical Burial Site
Zachariah William Claxton - b. 23 Dec. 1806 - d. 22 April 1895 and his wife Lincella Bush Claxton - b. 5 Feb. 1805[?] - d. 7 Jan. 1872 - Zachariah was son of Henry and Fannie Jordan Claxton....
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