Historical Marker

The Stoneman Raid

Athens · Athens-Clarke County · Erected 1984

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The Story

In summer 1864, Union cavalry under George Stoneman raided toward Athens to wreck its Confederate armory, but home-guard troops with artillery turned them back at the Oconee River bridges.

About this site

The Stoneman Raid is a historical marker in Athens, Athens-Clarke County, erected in 1984. It is one of 105 historical markers documented in Athens-Clarke County, among 141 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.9572, -83.3772 near Athens. The nearest cataloged historic site is Georgia Theatre (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Commeration of the Golden Anniversary of a Classic Partnership, The Red and Black, and Herty Field.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 33.9572, -83.3772 · Athens, Athens-Clarke County

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