- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Title:
- The Dispatch: Georgia's Civil War sesquicentennial newsletter, June 1, 2011
- Creator:
- Georgia. Department of Economic Development
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia Department of Economic Development, 2011
- Date of Original:
- 2011-06-01
- 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 2011/6/1
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-be200-pt6-bp1-bd5-b2011-s6-s1-belec-p-btext
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-be200-pt6-bp1-bd5-b2011-s6-s1-belec-p-btext
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
- Rights:
-
The Dispatch: Georgia's Civil War Sesquicentennial Newsletter
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Battle of Resaca Reenactment
Belles and Yankees rubbed elbows at the 27th battle of Resaca Reenactment May 21. At least 1,000 reenactors and 5,000 spectators journeyed to northwest Georgia to soak in the tradition-rich history and culture of the Civil War. Though the cannon smoke has settled and reenactors have resumed their day jobs, the reenactment brought to light the harsh realities of Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman's Atlanta Campaign.
Site of the Month
Prater's Mill In February 1864, 600 Union soldiers under Colonel Eli Long camped at Prater's Mill after skirmishing near Dalton. Then in April 1864, 2,500 Confederates under Major General Joseph Wheeler camped there en route to Tunnel Hill.
Attractions
Tunnel Hill and Tunnel Hill Heritage Center The 1, 477 foot railroad tunnel was constructed in 1850 for the Western and Atlantic Railroad. It was an engineering marvel of its time, linking the Atlantic coast to the western frontier via the Tennessee River.
Events
Mort Knstler's Civil War Art Exhibition In commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the beginning of the Civil War, the Booth Western Art Museum will present Mort Kunstler's Civil War Art: For Us the Living. The exhibition will feature 50 major paintings portraying the sights, sounds and drama of the Civil War.
Stories
Aunt Eugenia Kelly Bitting Civil War reminisces Eugenia Kelly Bitting, a resident of Dalton, Ga, during the Civil War, writes her reminisces of life in Dalton under Union occupation many years after the fact. Both her husband John Henry Bitting and her brother-in-law Colonel Ignatius E. Shumate served in the Confederate army.
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