Samuel Elbert

1740 - 1788

Savannah Merchant, oraganized and

commanded Grenadier Company

1772; Member Council of Safty;

Fought several battles as Continential

Colonel; Captured twice; After release

commanded stores at Yorktown;

Promoted to Militia Major General, 1782;

Brevetted Continential Brigadier

General, 1783; ...

Gen. Samuel Elbert (1740-1788)

Samuel Elbert, who became brigadier general in the Continental Army and governor of Georgia, migrated to this province from South Carolina as an orphan youth during the Colonial period. He prospered in mercantile pursuits and as an Indian trader; became ...

General Samuel Elbert

Near this spot, March 3rd, 1779, General Samuel Elbert, then Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Georgia, Free and Accepted Masons, commanding 60 Continentals and 150 Georgia Militia, made one of the most gallant stands against overwhelming odds of ...