Lawton-Gordon-Evans Georgia Brigade

Chronology of Wartime Service

April 16, 1862

Col. Marcellus Douglass with two companies of the 13th Georgia (approximately 90 men) were scouting the island of Whitemarsh, when a steamer began off-floading over 800 troops from the 8th Michigan. In a running skirmish that lasted several hours, the Georgians held the Federals at bay until dark, and the next morning, they discovered that the Federal troops had abandoned the island.

Official Reports

Report of Col. Marcellus Douglass, Thirteenth Georgia Infantry, on Skirmish on Whitemarsh Island, Ga, April 16, 1862

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