Image Credit: Breana Stephens James

Marker Text: Fort McIntosh was built early in the Revolutionary War, near Atkinson, on the northeast side of the Satilla River to protect extensive herds of cattle ranging between the Satilla and the Altamaha rivers. The fort, a small stockade of 10,000 square feet with a bastion at each corner and a blockhouse in the center, was garrisoned by approximately 70 men from the 3rd South Carolina Regiment and the Georgia Brigade, under command of Captain Richard Winn. On February 17, 1777, a large force of British and Muscogee (Creek), commanded by Colonel Thomas Brown attacked Fort McIntosh. After a siege of over 24 hours, Winn was forced to evacuate the post. Under terms of surrender, a British company was to escort the Georgia troops to the Altamaha to protect them from potential attacks. These terms were not honored, and Captain Winn and his small company marched unguarded by night through the dense forest and swamp to Fort Howe.

Re-erected by the Georgia Historical Society in 2025