Georgia Armory, State Penitentiary
Armory, Milledgeville, Georgia.
- Side
- Confederate
- Kind
- Armory
- Where
- Milledgeville, Georgia
- Years
- 1862-1864
- Today
- Built over
GEORGIA ARMORY
From 1862 the State Penitentiary served as the Georgia Armory, making bayonets, pikes and the Georgia Armory rifle. Prisoners made shoes for soldiers and cotton and wool cards. As Sherman's left wing reached Milledgeville in November 1864, remaining prisoners set the compound on fire and escaped.
Then
From 1862 the penitentiary served as the Georgia Armory, making bayonets, pikes and the Georgia Armory rifle. Prisoners also made shoes for soldiers and cotton and wool cards, and the compound had a tannery and a rail car shop.
As Sherman's left wing reached Milledgeville on November 22 and 23, 1864, remaining prisoners set the compound on fire and escaped. Some 175 pardoned convicts had joined the militia.
Now
Built over
The square is the main campus of Georgia College, with a marker on West Hancock Street.
The nearest railroad in service today is a line owned by Norfolk Southern, about 0.4 miles away.
Nearby
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- 30 miMacon ArsenalConfederate · Arsenal, Macon, Georgia
- 61 miCook and Brother ArmoryConfederate · Armory, Athens, Georgia
- 67 miKilpatrick raids the Macon and Western at Jonesborough and LovejoyAugust 20, 1864, Lovejoy's Station, Georgia
- 73 miSherman cuts the Macon and Western at JonesboroughAugust 31, 1864, Jonesborough, Georgia
- 74 miUnion cavalry cuts the Georgia Railroad near Stone MountainJuly 18, 1864, Stone Mountain, Georgia