Historical Marker

General Lachlan McIntosh (1727-1806)

Savannah · Chatham County · Erected 1954

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The Story

Revolutionary general Lachlan McIntosh feuded so bitterly with rival Button Gwinnett, a Declaration signer, that the two dueled near Savannah in May 1777; Gwinnett died of his wound, and McIntosh was tried for murder but acquitted.

About this site

General Lachlan McIntosh (1727-1806) is a historical marker in Savannah, Chatham County, erected in 1954. 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 32.0754, -81.0908 near Savannah. The nearest cataloged historic site is Col. James S. McIntosh (1784-1847) (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Capt. Denis N. Cottineau, Captain Denis Cottineau de Kerloguen, and Joseph Clay, Patriot.

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

📍 32.0754, -81.0908 · Savannah, Chatham County

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