- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Title:
- The Dispatch: Georgia's Civil War sesquicentennial newsletter, Dec. 28, 2011
- Creator:
- Georgia. Department of Economic Development
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia Department of Economic Development, 2011
- Date of Original:
- 2011-12-28
- Subject:
- Georgia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- state government records
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Georgia's Civil War sesquicentennial newsletter
- External Identifiers:
- Call Number GA E200.T6 P1 D5 2011/12/28
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-be200-pt6-bp1-bd5-b2011-s12-s28-belec-p-btext
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-be200-pt6-bp1-bd5-b2011-s12-s28-belec-p-btext
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
- Rights:
-
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The Dispatch: Georgia's Civil War Sesquicentennial Newsletter
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park encompasses the two mountains that the Federal army considered the Gibraltar of Georgia. In June 1864, General Johnston's Confederate army used the hilly terrain as a natural fortification. They were able to hold General Sherman's army at bay for weeks before a flanking maneuver was accomplished to drive Johnston from this position.
Site of the Month
Events
High Falls State Park High Falls State Park on the Towaliga River near Forsyth holds the ruins of the antebellum town of High Falls. During Sherman's March to the Sea, Confederate cavalry under General Joseph Wheeler burned property including the grist mill. The rock foundation and mill stones are visible near the park's entrance.
Juliette Gordon Low - A House Divided: One Family's Civil War Journeys Juliette Gordon Low was born in Savannah on the eve of the Civil War. As a child she lived through the conflict, including General Sherman's occupation of Savannah. In 1911, she founded the Girl Scouts of America on Lafayette Square. Located in the heart of Savannah's historic district, "the Birthplace," was the city's first National Historic Landmark.
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General Henry Lewis Benning Columbia County native Henry Lewis Benning served a long and varied career as a lawyer, planter and justice on the Supreme Court of Georgia. In 1861, Benning was appointed colonel and later brigadier general. He fought under Robert E. Lee in Virginia and James Longstreet at Chickamauga. Fort Benning in Columbus is named in his honor.
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