Historical Marker

Kilpatrick and Mower at Midway Church

Midway · Liberty County · Erected 1959

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The Story

In December 1864, Union cavalry under Judson Kilpatrick made Midway Church their headquarters as Sherman's army closed on Savannah. The foraging was so thorough one resident lamented there 'wasn't a rooster to crow in ten miles square.'

About this site

Kilpatrick and Mower at Midway Church is a historical marker in Midway, Liberty County, erected in 1959. It is one of 51 historical markers documented in Liberty County, among 81 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 31.8056, -81.4305 near Midway. The nearest cataloged historic site is Midway Church (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Edward Ball, Dr. Lyman Hall, and Button Gwinnett.

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

📍 31.8056, -81.4305 · Midway, Liberty County

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