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Fought on April 16, 1865 - a week after Appomattox - this nighttime clash at the Chattahoochee bridges saw Gen. James H. Wilson's raiders overrun Howell Cobb's outnumbered defenders, often called the last significant land battle of the Civil War.
Last Battle is a historical marker in Columbus, Muscogee County. It is one of 92 historical markers documented in Muscogee County, among 248 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 32.4732, -84.9944 near Columbus. The nearest cataloged historic site is Mills (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include TSYS, Griffin, and Calhoun.
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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