Historical Marker

Skirmish at Ivanhoe Plantation

Waynesboro · Burke County

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The Story

In late November 1864, Kilpatrick's Union cavalry operated around Ivanhoe Plantation during the Waynesboro fighting, burning stored cotton and outbuildings as Wheeler's Confederates pursued the raiders screening Sherman's march.

About this site

Skirmish at Ivanhoe Plantation is a historical marker in Waynesboro, Burke County. It is one of 29 historical markers documented in Burke County, among 109 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.1253, -82.0645 near Waynesboro. The nearest cataloged historic site is Ivanhoe Plantation (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Walker Scott Cemetery, First Presbyterian Church, and Shell Bluff.

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

📍 33.1253, -82.0645 · Waynesboro, Burke County

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