Historical Marker

Crossing the Ocmulgee

Jackson · Butts County · Erected 1957

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The Story

On November 18, 1864, the right wing of Sherman's army marched from Jackson to ford the Ocmulgee at Seven Islands, where pontoon bridges laid by Union engineers carried the troops across despite heavy rain and steep banks.

About this site

Crossing the Ocmulgee is a historical marker in Jackson, Butts County, erected in 1957. It is one of 16 historical markers documented in Butts County, among 46 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.2948, -83.9668 near Jackson. The nearest cataloged historic site is Butts County Courthouse (courthouse), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Butts County, The Right Wing at Jackson, and Jackson.

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

📍 33.2948, -83.9668 · Jackson, Butts County

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