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On December 8-9, 1864, Sherman's 15th Corps reached this point on its March to the Sea, rebuilding the burned canal bridge before pressing on toward the Confederate defenses of Savannah.
Historical Marker
The 15th Corps at the Savannah and Ogeechee Canal
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About this site
The 15th Corps at the Savannah and Ogeechee Canal is a historical marker in Burroughs, Chatham County, erected in 1959. 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 32.0236, -81.3171 near Burroughs. The nearest cataloged historic site is The Savannah and Ogeechee Canal (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Savannah-Ogeechee Canal, Brickyard Cemetery, and Savannah-ogeechee Canal Museum and Nature Center.
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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