Remembering Morven and the Old 660th district

About the Book

Co. E was part of Symon’s Regiment, 1st Regiment, and commanded by Angus Morrison, recently Ordinary of our county. They went by rail from Thomasville to the sand walled artillery fort on the Great Ogeechee, protecting a vital railroad bridge, just upriver, from federal gunboats. Under the higher command of Gen. Lafayette McLaws and the post command of Major Anderson of nearby Lebanon Plantation, they faced Sherman’s huge well armed forces who needed to punch through to obtain supplies from the federal fleet. Co. E had 47 men on duty when Sherman’s much larger force attacked late on Dec. 13, 1864.

About the Author

Dr. Stephen W. Edmondson is a retired physician with a life long interest in history. He attended Georgia Tech, the University of Georgia and the Medical College of Georgia. He has done much genealogy research and articles for local histories and one privately published book, ISAAC EDMONDSON OF GEORGIA AND HIS DESCENDANTS. He now lives in the mountains of Georgia.