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In late November 1864, Georgia's Adjutant General Wayne held this Oconee crossing with a scratch force including Georgia Military Institute cadets. After several days of swamp skirmishing, Sherman's Right Wing finally forced its way across.
The Defense of Ball's Ferry is a historical marker in Toomsboro, Wilkinson County, erected in 2018. It is one of 16 historical markers documented in Wilkinson County, among 78 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 32.7835, -82.9588 near Toomsboro. The nearest cataloged historic site is Ball's Ferry (historical marker), about 0.3 miles away. Others within a short drive include Salem Cemetery, Union Hill Cemetery, and Lords 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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