Cavalry Action at Buckhead Church

As Wheeler's troopers harassed his retreat near here on November 28, 1864, Kilpatrick's rear guard beat off the attack, burned the bridge over Buckhead Creek behind them, and entrenched within sight of the old church.

Cavalry Action at Buckhead Church is a historical marker in Perkins, Jenkins County, erected in 1958. It is one of 16 historical markers documented in Jenkins County, among 44 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 32.9010, -82.0242 near Perkins. The nearest cataloged historic site is Big Buckhead Church (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Battle of Buck Head Creek, Big Buckhead Cemetery, and Carswell Grove Baptist Church and Cemetery.

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