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On November 29, 1864, Confederate guerrilla John Gatewood executed seven young Fannin County men, aged just 16 to 22, who were slipping north to enlist in the Union Army, a brutal episode in the mountains' bitter civil war within the Civil War.
The Madden Branch Massacre is a historical marker in McCaysville, Fannin County, erected in 2011. It is one of 6 historical markers documented in Fannin County, among 108 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 34.9875, -84.3706 near McCaysville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Kingtown Baptist Church Cemetery (cemetery), about 0.9 miles away. Others within a short drive include Pantertown Cemetery, Bethel Chruch Cemetery, and Epworth Methodist Cemetery.
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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