| Y/M/D | Description | Place |
|---|---|---|
| 1778/11/18 | Lt Col James Mark Prevost, with 100 British Regulars, and 300 Refugees and Indians under McGirth, cross the Altamaha River and move into Georgia, killing or taking prisoner all men they found, and ravaging the plantations. | |
| 1778/11/19 | Col John White, 4th Georgia Battalion, arrives at the Midway Meeting House with 100 troops and 2 artillery pieces. Hoping to delay the British advance, they hastily build a barricade across the road 1.5 miles south of the Meeting House at Spencer's Hill. | Midway Historic District, Midway |
| 1778/11/24 | British Army regulars reach Midway and the Meeting House. They burned it because they knew the church had been used as a command post, supply depot and rallying point. | Midway Historic District, Midway |
| 1778/11/24 | Col White creates a false letter, supposedly from by Col Sam Elbert, saying that Patriot reinforcements have crossed the Ogeechee River. The letter is picked up by the British and given to Prevost who halts his advance 6 miles north of the Meeting House. | |
| 1778/11/24 | Screven dies a few miles from his Midway plantation. Dr James Dunwody was present at his death. A native of Liberty County and member of Midway Congregation, Screven was buried in the Midway Church Cemetery on Row A Grave 1. | Midway Historic District, Midway |
| 1778/12/01 | J M Prevost leads his troops back to Florida. On their way, they burned homes, slave dwellings and barns while plundering plantations of valuables that could be transported. He took two thousand head of cattle and several slaves. |
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