Spier's Turnout

On Nov. 28, 1864, Jackson´s division, 20th Corps (Williams), of Gen. Sherman´s army, destroyed the railroad from Davisboro, No. 12, CRR, to Spier´s Turnout (Bartow), No. 11, CRR, while Geary´s division and the First Michigan Engineers were destroying the railway facilities at Davisboro and five miles of track west of that point. That night, Hq. 20th Corps was established in Bartow.

Next day, the two infantry divisions and the Michigan engineers destroyed the track and all railway facilities from this point to the Ogeechee River, then turned north toward Louisville to rejoin the Left Wing.

GHM 081-13 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1958

Plaque courtesy Lat34North.com.

Original page, with additional info, here.

Photo credit: Ken Moser.