Chatham Artillery's "Washington Guns"

These cannons, which were captured when Lord Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown in the American Revolution, were a gift to the Chatham Artillery by President George Washington -- a mark of his appreciation for the part the local military company played in the celebration of his visit to Savannah in May 1791. Washington commended the Chatham Artillery in 'warmest terms' and at one of the functions in his honor (which took place on the river bluff east of this spot) proposed a toast 'to the present dexterous Corps of Artillery. '