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At a station near Oliver, Confederate general Lafayette McLaws entrenched several thousand militia and veterans in early December 1864 to block Sherman's advance at the Little Ogeechee. Judging the troops vital to Savannah, he withdrew rather than risk being flanked.
The Confederate Line is a historical marker in Oliver, Screven County, erected in 1958. It is one of 27 historical markers documented in Screven County, among 107 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 32.5222, -81.5342 near Oliver. The nearest cataloged historic site is Little Ogeechee Cemetery (cemetery), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Little Ogeechee Church, Harris-Murrow-Trowell House, and Saint John 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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