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On April 16, 1865, a week after Lee's surrender, Union cavalry stormed Fort Tyler at West Point. Fewer than 300 Confederates held off a much larger force for hours in one of the war's final battles before the fort fell.
Historical Marker
Battle of West Point
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About this site
Battle of West Point is a historical marker in West Point, Troup County, erected in 1953. It is one of 28 historical markers documented in Troup County, among 152 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 32.8770, -85.1827 near West Point. The nearest cataloged historic site is Hawkes Children's Library of West Point (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include "Daughters of the Confederacy", Riverside Club-Magnolia Club, and West Point Freight Depot.
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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