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During Sherman's March in November 1864, Union troops of the 20th Corps drove Confederates from Buckhead, then torched the depot, water tank, and railroad to the Oconee, burning the bridge along with hundreds of bales of cotton and thousands of bushels of corn.
Federal Raid is a historical marker in Buckhead, Morgan County, erected in 1955. It is one of 42 historical markers documented in Morgan County, among 112 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 33.5684, -83.3625 near Buckhead. The nearest cataloged historic site is O'Flaherty, John, House (historic place), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Buckhead, Buckhead Cemetery, and Barrows Grove 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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