- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Title:
- The Dispatch: Georgia's Civil War sesquicentennial newsletter, June 29, 2011
- Creator:
- Georgia. Department of Economic Development
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia Department of Economic Development, 2011
- Date of Original:
- 2011-06-29
- 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 2011/6/29
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-be200-pt6-bp1-bd5-b2011-s6-s29-belec-p-btext
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-be200-pt6-bp1-bd5-b2011-s6-s29-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 29, 2011
War in our Backyards
Created by the Atlanta History Center and designed to complement the History Center's award winning permanent civil war exhibition, the new exhibition War in Our Backyards: Discovering Atlanta 18611865 challenges visitors to consider their personal connections to a war literally fought in Atlanta's backyards.
Site of the Month
Sweetwater Creek Sweetwater Creek State Conservation Area is a 1,986 acre preserve along the banks of Sweetwater Creek in Douglas County. Located within the heavily wooded park are the remains of the New Manchester Mill, an antebellum cloth manufacturer that worked under contract for the Confederate government. On July 9, 1864, the mill was captured and burned by Federal Cavalry under General George Stoneman.
Attractions
Battle of Atlanta July 22 will mark the 147th anniversary of the Atlanta Campaign's largest battle, the Battle of Atlanta. To commemorate the event, the neighborhoods in East Atlanta have teamed up to organize B*ATL the weekend of July 12-17.
Stories
Eliza Frances Andrews Eliza Frances Andrews, a native of Washington, Georgia, was a popular author during the Victorian era. Her book Wartime Journal of a Georgia Girl: 186465 is an outstanding narrative of the period. Though not published until 1908, the journal portrays the views of an upperclass Southern woman during the last stages of the war and Reconstruction.
Civil War Store
Lapel Pin The Georgia Civil War merchandise e-store sells a variety of commemorative sesquicentennial items. Autographed copies of the official state tour guide Crossroads of Conflict as well as pins, belt buckles, caps and shirts containing the Georgia Civil War Sesquicentennial logo can be purchased. Wholesale dealers are welcome.
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