The Cavalry Skirmish

On the night of November 21, 1864, Kilpatrick's Union cavalry, fresh from burning Griswoldville, camped near Little Sandy Creek, where Confederate horsemen probed their lines in a sharp clash as Sherman's March swept through Jones County.

The Cavalry Skirmish is a historical marker in Gray, Jones County, erected in 1957. It is one of 28 historical markers documented in Jones County, among 63 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 32.8676, -83.4699 near Gray. The nearest cataloged historic site is Battle of Griswoldville The Deployment and Assaults (historical marker), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Battle of Griswoldville, Battle of Griswoldville The Advance from East Macon, and Confederate Pistol Factory.

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