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 1757 - 1818 (61 years)
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| Name |
John Milledge |
| Birth |
1757 |
Savannah/GA  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
09 Feb1818 |
Sand Hills Plantation, Augusta GA |
| Burial |
Augusta/Richmond/GA |
| Person ID |
I227 |
Georgia Revolutionary War Graves |
| Last Modified |
8 Feb 2015 |
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| Notes |
- In may 1775 Milledge's ardent support of the Patriot cause led to his involvement in the seizure of the British colonial government's magazine in Savannah. Savannah's patriot community later asserted that the 600 lbs of gunpowder Milledge and his cohorts secured from the arsenal was sent north and used by patriot troops at the Battle of Bunker Hill. His military service during the war was distinguished; he served in the forces of Count Charles Henri d'Estaing and General Benjamin Lincoln during the Siege of Savannah: and also fought at the Battle of Augusta. (The New Georgia Encyclopedia)
- John Milledge was one of the most important political figures in Georgia during the Revolutionary War and early national period, holding positions as governor, congressman for four terms in the US House of Representatives and president pro tempore in the US Senate. Milledge, one of the party who seized British colonial governor James Wright at Savannah in January 17776 was also a principal figure in the organization of the University of Georgia. Milledge was on the committee that decided the location of the institution, and later he purchased and donated the land on which the university and the town of Athens now stand. (The New Georgia Encyclopedia).
- John Milledge grave was marked 12 Oct 2013 by the William Few Chapter, GASSAR / Colllege Hill Chapter, DAR / Augusta Chapter, DAR
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