Gen. Edmund Pendleton Gaines
The son of James Gaines, Revolutionary soldier and relative of five Presidents, General Gaines (1777 - 1849) was born in Virginia. From 1801 to 1804 he built the military highway from Nashville, Tenn., to Natchez, Miss. He made the arrest of Aaron Burr in 1807 and was a witness at his trial. For the defense of Fort Erie in 1814 against a along, heavy British attack, he was brevetted Major- General and given the thanks of Congress. He fought in the Seminole and Creek Wars and was in command of the Western Department of the Army in the Mexican War. A pioneer advocate of military highways and steamboat transportation, he was an American patriot .
GHM 032-4 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1957
Plaque courtesy Lat34North.com.
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Photo credit: Ken Moser.