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Near here Confederate gunboats and Union field artillery exchanged fire during the December 1864 Savannah Campaign, part of the contest for the Savannah River as Sherman's army closed on the city.
Historical Marker
Battle Between Confederate Gunboats and Union Field Artillery
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About this site
Battle Between Confederate Gunboats and Union Field Artillery is a historical marker in Port Wentworth, Chatham County, erected in 1961. It is one of 339 historical markers documented in Chatham County, among 480 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 32.1421, -81.1571 near Port Wentworth. The nearest cataloged historic site is Indian Trading Post: Home of Mary Musgrove (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Fairlawn Cemetery, Georgia Ports Authority, and Savannah River Plantations.
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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