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Griswoldville (1864)
 
War:   American Civil War
 
Date(s):   22 Nov 1864
 
Location:   Jones and Twiggs Counties, Georgia,
 
Outcome:   Union Victory
 
Description:   Brig. Gen. Charles C. Walcutt, USA
Brig. Gen. Pleasant J. Philips and Maj. Gen. Joseph Wheeler, CSA

The Union had a reinforced brigade against a Confederate division, mainly of militia.

Confederate losses were about 650, while the US troops only lost 60.

Brig. Gen. Charles Walcutt was ordered to make a demonstration, with the six infantry regiments and one battery that comprised his brigade, toward Macon to ascertain the disposition of enemy troops in that direction. He set out on the morning of November 22, and after a short march he ran into some of Maj. Gen. Joseph Wheeler’s cavalry and drove them beyond Griswoldville. Having accomplished his mission, Walcutt retired to a position at Duncan’s Farm and fortified it with logs and rails to meet an expected Rebel attack force composed of three brigades of Georgia State Militia. The Georgia Militia had been ordered from Macon to Augusta, thinking the latter was Sherman’s next objective, and accidentally collided with Walcutt’s force. The Union force withstood three determined charges before receiving reinforcements of one regiment of infantry and two regiments of cavalry. The Rebels did not attack again and soon retired.


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