Historical Marker

The Stoneman Raid (Clinton)

Clinton · Jones County · Erected 1957

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The Story

In July 1864 Gen. Stoneman's raiders passed through Clinton aiming to wreck the railroad and free Union prisoners, but the gamble ended in disaster when he was trapped and surrendered days later at Sunshine Church.

About this site

The Stoneman Raid is a historical marker in Clinton, 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 32.9972, -83.5592 near Clinton. The nearest cataloged historic site is Clinton Female Seminary (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Samuel Griswold, Sherman’s Right Wing, and Old Clinton.

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

Also at or near Clinton, Jones County

“The Stoneman Raid” names 2 distinct records in Jones County. This page is the historical marker erected in 1957 in Clinton. The others:

The Stoneman Raid — Historical Marker in Gray (1957)

📍 32.9972, -83.5592 · Clinton, Jones County

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