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; Governor of Georgia
1785 - 1786.
Marker is at the intersection of Louisville Road and Martin Luther King Boulevard on Louisville Road.
Courtesy hmdb.org
