Year Erected: 1958
Marker Text: On the night of Dec. 4, 1864, Hq. Military Division of the Mississippi, Maj. Gen. W. T. Sherman, USA, and Hq. 17th Corps, Maj. Gen. F. P. Blair, USA, were established at this point, 1 mile E of Cameron (Station No. 5 1/2 CRR) and 1 mile S of Paris Hill Academy.
Hq. Right Wing (Howard) and Hq. 15th Corps (Osterhaus) were across the Ogeechee River beyond Cameron. Hq. Left Wing (Slocum) and Hq. 20th Corps (Williams) were on the Middle Ground road S of Sylvania. Hq. 14th Corps was near Jacksonboro, on the old Augusta-Savannah road of Sylvania.
Next day, Gen. Sherman advanced to Oliver where a Confederate force was entrenching.
Tips for Finding This Site: At the intersection of Effingham Highway (State Highway 17) and Jarrell Pond Rd, on the right when traveling south on Effingham Highway in Sylvania.