Historical Marker

Sherman's Headquarters

Savannah · Chatham County · Erected 1980

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The Story

Sherman used the Gothic Revival Green-Meldrim House, lent by merchant Charles Green, as his headquarters after taking Savannah, writing from it the December 22, 1864 telegram offering the city to Lincoln as a Christmas gift.

About this site

Sherman's Headquarters is a historical marker in Savannah, Chatham County, erected in 1980. 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 32.0737, -81.0944 near Savannah. The nearest cataloged historic site is The March to the Sea (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Madison Square, British Southern Line of Defenses, Green-Meldrim House, and History Of Emancipation: Special Field Orders No. 15.

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

📍 32.0737, -81.0944 · Savannah, Chatham County

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Madison Square, British Southern Line of Defenses

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History Of Emancipation: Special Field Orders No. 15