The Mayham Tower

Approximately at this place, May 28-31, 1781, American forces commanded by General Andrew Pickens and Lieutenant Colonel "Light Horse Harry" Lee, while besieging Fort Cornwallis on the present site of Saint Paul's Church, which was held by a British garrison under Colonel Thomas Brown, erected a Mayham tower. At the top of this tower, constructed of logs filled in with earth, an embrasure was cut and a six-pounder gun was lifted into position. From that elevation it was able to rake the interior of the fort, forcing the besieged to dig holes for protection, and on June 5 the British garrison of 300 surrendered to Major Rudolph, whom tradition identifies as the later Marshal Ney. Thereafter, Augusta and all of North and Central Georgia remained in American hands until the end of the War.

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