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Macon's Only Action In Civil War Was The Sole Confederate Victory In Sherman's March
By Adam Ragusea
Updated: 6 hours ago
MACON, Ga. —
The U.S. National Archives via Flickr)
Wednesday marks the 150th anniversary of the only battle that Macon saw in the Civil War.
While Union General Tecumseh Sherman laid siege to Atlanta, he dispatched more than 2,000 men led by General George Stoneman to cut off the city's crucial rail link with Macon.
But Stoneman's ambitions were bigger than that.
"Stoneman had brought up the idea of capturing Macon, and possibly even capturing Andersonville prison," said former Macon city councilor and amateur historian Giles O'Neal, who has been researching the battles that followed.
More:
http://www.gpb.org/news/2014/07/30/...he-sole-confederate-victory-in-shermans-march
By Adam Ragusea
Updated: 6 hours ago
MACON, Ga. —
Wednesday marks the 150th anniversary of the only battle that Macon saw in the Civil War.
While Union General Tecumseh Sherman laid siege to Atlanta, he dispatched more than 2,000 men led by General George Stoneman to cut off the city's crucial rail link with Macon.
But Stoneman's ambitions were bigger than that.
"Stoneman had brought up the idea of capturing Macon, and possibly even capturing Andersonville prison," said former Macon city councilor and amateur historian Giles O'Neal, who has been researching the battles that followed.
More:
http://www.gpb.org/news/2014/07/30/...he-sole-confederate-victory-in-shermans-march