Sherman at Zion Church

On the night of December 8, 1864, General Sherman pitched his own field headquarters here as his army closed on Savannah, the final days of the March to the Sea before the city's siege began.

Sherman at Zion Church is a historical marker in Guyton, Effingham County, erected in 1955. It is one of 31 historical markers documented in Effingham County, among 81 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 32.2066, -81.3620 near Guyton. The nearest cataloged historic site is Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery (cemetery), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Hester Cemetery, Downs Cemetery, and Sand Hill Cemetery.

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