This project is for those who are buried in Sisters Baptist Church Cemetery, Sandersville, Washington County, Georgia. Sisters Baptist Church was established in 1824 for the special convenience of three Manning Sisters who usually walked ten miles to attend Church Services at Bethlehem. The church features two cemeteries, one is located in back of the church. The other cemetery is older and sm...
The Battle of Sandersville was a minor battle of the American Civil War November 25-26, 1864. It consisted of two skirmishes.On the eve of the Civil War, Sandersville was a dusty village nestled in east-central Georgia. With a population of about five hundred people, the hamlet was a typical small Georgian settlement with roots in the colonial period.When Sherman arrived in the village on Novem...