Historical Marker

Wilson's Raid To Macon

Macon · Bibb County · Erected 1957

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The Story

In April 1865 Union General James Wilson's massive cavalry raid reached Macon, where Confederate General Howell Cobb surrendered the city on April 20, days after Lee's surrender effectively ended the Civil War.

About this site

Wilson's Raid To Macon is a historical marker in Macon, Bibb County, erected in 1957. It is one of 88 historical markers documented in Bibb County, among 199 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 32.8374, -83.6270 near Macon. The nearest cataloged historic site is The Lanier House (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Jefferson Davis at the Lanier House, Emerson-Holmes Building, and Militia Headquarters Building.

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

📍 32.8374, -83.6270 · Macon, Bibb County

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