CWHT Newsletter February 2016 - Georgia Civil War Heritage Trails

CWHT Newsletter February 2016 - Georgia Civil War Heritage Trails

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February 2016
NEWSLETTER
Issue No.43
www.CivilWarHeritageTrails.org
Jine the Cavalry
The Cavalry Fights:
Wheeler vs Kilpatrick
The two cavalry commanders and the
woman who chronicled their fight…
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Brochure Locations
Where you can obtain your brochures for
the Atlanta Campaign & March to the Sea
Heritage Trails.
Along the Trails: The Cavalry Fights between
Joe Wheeler & Judson Kilpatrick
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Upcoming Civil War Events in
Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina
AL - William Hooper Councill
GA - Dalton Civil War Show &
Colloquium
SC - Battle of Aiken Reenactment
Brochure Locations
Upcoming Events
Atlanta Campaign
and March to the
Sea Brochures
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Along the Trails
Jine the Cavalry
The Cavalry Fights: Wheeler vs. Kilpatrick
http://www.civilwarheritagetrails.org/ga-civil-war-trails-map/ga-march-to-the-sea.html
New Interpretive Marker – Wheeler’s Route of Pursuit – Ivanhoe Plantation, Est. 1765
Burke County GA: “Skirmish at Ivanhoe Plantation” (#L24), GPS: 33.1253, -82.0645
Brig. Gen. H. Judson Kilpatrick – Kate Whitehead Rowland – Major Gen. Joseph Wheeler
The two cavalry commanders and the woman who chronicled their fight
New Interpretive Marker – The J. D. Roberts Home – Kilpatrick’s Cavalry Charge
Waynesboro GA: “The J. D. Roberts Home” (#L25), GPS: 33.0893, -82.0152
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Atlanta Campaign & March to the Sea brochures
The following locations should have brochures available for the Atlanta Campaign Heritage Trail® and/or
March to the Sea Heritage Trail®. Contact any of them to obtain your own personal road map to history!
Atlanta History Center, 130 West Paces Ferry Road, Atlanta GA 30305, 404-814-4000
Jimmy Carter Presidential Library & Museum, 441 Freedom Parkway, Atlanta GA 30307, 404-865-7109
Augusta Canal Interpretive Center, Enterprise Mill, 1450 Greene Street, Suite 400, Augusta GA 30901, 706-823-0440
Augusta Convention & Visitors Bureau, 1450 Greene Street, Suite 100, Augusta GA 30901, 800-726-0243
Augusta Museum of History, 560 Reynolds Street, Augusta GA 30901, 706-722-8454
Augusta University, 2500 Walton Way, Augusta GA 30904, 706-737-1444
The Bartow Museum, 7844 Church Street, Bartow GA 30413, 478-364-4030
The Calhoun Depot, Post Office Box 248 (109 South King Street), Calhoun GA 30703, 706-602-5570
Gordon County Convention & Visitors Bureau, 300 South Wall Street, Calhoun GA 30701, 800-887-3811
Chickamauga City Hall, 103 Crittenden Avenue, Chickamauga GA 30707, 706-375-3177
Conyers Welcome Center, 901 Railroad Street, Conyers GA 30012, 800-CONYERS (800-266-9377)
Covington/Newton County Visitors Center, 2101 Clark Street, Covington GA 30014, 800-616-8626
Paulding County Chamber of Commerce, 455 Jimmy Campbell Pkwy. (U.S. Hwy. 278), Dallas GA 30132, 770-445-6016
Pickett’s Mill Battlefield State Historic Site, 4432 Mount Tabor Church Road, Dallas GA 30157, 770-443-7850
Crown Gardens & Archives, 715 Chattanooga Avenue, Dalton GA 30720, 706-278-0217
Dalton Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, 305 South Depot Street, Dalton GA 30720, 800-331-3258
DeKalb History Center, Old DeKalb County Courthouse, 101 East Court Square, Decatur GA 30030, 404-373-1088
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, 3370 LaFayette Road, Fort Oglethorpe GA 30742, 706-866-9241
Jones County Chamber of Commerce, 161 West Clinton Street, Gray GA 31032, 478-986-1123
Guyton City Hall, 310 Central Boulevard (State Route 17), Guyton GA 31312, 912-772-3353
Jersey Community Building, 125 Main Street, Jersey GA 30018, 770-464-3652
Clayton County Convention & Visitors Bureau, 104 North Main Street, Jonesboro GA 30236, 800-662-7829
Chattooga Academy, a.k.a. John B. Gordon Hall, 304 North Main Street, LaFayette GA 30728, 706-639-1519
LaFayette-Walker County Library, 305 South Duke Street, LaFayette GA 30728, 706-638-2992
Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce, Post Office Box 630, Louisville GA 30434, 800-527-2642
The Cannonball House, 856 Mulberry Street, Macon GA 31201, 478-745-5982
Madison-Morgan County Chamber of Commerce, 115 East Jefferson Street, Madison GA 30650, 800-709-7406
Marietta Welcome Center, 4 Depot Street, Marietta GA 30060, 770-429-1115
Milledgeville Convention & Visitors Bureau, 200 West Hancock Street, Milledgeville GA 31061, 800-653-1804
Georgia’s Old Capital Museum, 201 East Greene Street, Milledgeville GA 31061, 478-453-1803
The Old Governor’s Mansion, 120 South Clarke Street, Milledgeville GA 31061, 478-445-4545
Magnolia Springs State Park, 1053 Magnolia Springs Drive, Millen GA 30442, 478-982-1660
Millen-Jenkins County Chamber of Commerce, 548 Cotton Avenue, Millen GA 30442, 478-982-5595
Walton County Chamber of Commerce, 132 East Spring Street, Monroe GA 30655, 770-267-6594
Monticello-Jasper County Chamber of Commerce, 119 West Washington Street, Monticello GA 31064, 706-468-8994
Oxford City Hall, 110 West Clark Street, Oxford GA 30054, 770-786-7004
Fort McAllister State Historic Park, 3894 Fort McAllister Road, Richmond Hill GA 31324, 912-727-2339
Catoosa County Chamber of Commerce, 264 Catoosa Circle, Ringgold GA 30736, 706-965-5201
Ringgold Depot Visitor Information Center, 155 Depot Street, Ringgold GA 30736, 706-935-5290
Walker County Chamber of Commerce, 10052 North U.S. Highway 27, Rock Spring GA 30739, 706-375-7702
Rutledge City Hall, 112 Martha Lane, Rutledge GA 30663, 706-557-2223
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The Brown House Museum, 268 North Harris Street, Sandersville GA 31082, 478-552-1965
Washington County Chamber of Commerce, 131 West Haynes Street, Suite B, Sandersville GA 31082, 478-552-3288
Shady Dale City Hall, 22574 Georgia Highway 83 North, Shady Dale GA, 706-468-1510
Social Circle Heritage Center and Museum, 129 East Hightower Trail, Social Circle GA 30025, 770-464-1866
Effingham Museum, 1002 North Pine Street, Springfield GA 31329, 912-754-2170
Swainsboro-Emanuel County Chamber of Commerce, 102 South Main Street, Swainsboro GA 30401, 478-237-6426
Screven County Chamber of Commerce, 101 South Main Street, Sylvania GA 30467, 912-564-7245
Tennille City Hall, 106 Park Street, Tennille GA 31089, 478-552-7875
Dade County Chamber of Commerce, 111 Railway Lane, Trenton GA 30752, 706-657-4488
Tunnel Hill Heritage Center, 215 Clisby Austin Road, Tunnel Hill GA 30755, 706-876-1571
Burke County Chamber of Commerce, 241 East 6th Street, Waynesboro GA 30830, 706-554-5451
New Location: Burke County Museum, 536 South Liberty Street, Waynesboro GA 30830, 706-554-4889
…and at all 11 Georgia Visitor Information Centers (on I-20, I-75, I-85, I-95, I-185, U.S. 280 and U.S. 301).
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Upcoming Events
Details about these and more Civil War era events can be found at
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Alabama: William Hooper Councill - Thursday, February 11, 5:30 to 8:30 pm, Elks Lodge 1648,
725 Franklin Street, Huntsville AL. Eddie E. Davis will speak on the life of William Hooper Councill during
the monthly meeting of the Tennessee Valley Civil War Round Table. Born into slavery, Councill became the
first president of the college today known as Alabama A&M University. FREE admission. Meeting starts at
6:30, but come at 5:30 to partake of the chicken buffet/salad bar offered by the Elks. www.tvcwrt.org/
Georgia: Civil War in the Western Theater Colloquium: “Losing the Heartland…The Failure
of Confederate Theater Command in the West” - Saturday, February 6, 9:00 to 11:45 am, Lecture Hall,
Dalton Convention Center, 2211 Dug Gap Battle Road, Dalton GA. Three prominent historians will discuss
the failings of the Confederate military leadership in the Western theater from the earliest stages of the war
through the autumn of 1864. FREE admission. This event is in conjunction with the Chickamauga Civil War
Show. 706-272-7676, www.visitdaltonga.com/convention-center
Chickamauga Civil War Show - Saturday & Sunday, February 6 & 7, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Saturday, 9:00 am
to 3:00 pm Sunday, Dalton Convention Center, 2211 Dug Gap Battle Road, Dalton GA. Annual Civil War
relics show featuring the best in weapons, swords, dug items, uniforms, books and more. Free
appraisals. Admission: Adults $8.00. 770-630-7296, www.mkshows.com
South Carolina: 22nd Annual Battle of Aiken Reenactment - Friday through Sunday, February
19 through 21, 1210 Powell Pond Road, Aiken SC. See history come alive with cannon, cavalry and living
history experts. For three days, reenactors eat, sleep, live and fight in a painfully recreated version of the world
in 1865. This War Between the States event has grown from a few hundred men with muskets to a full-blown
Civil War festival. In addition to battle reenactments, there are authentic 19th-century military encampments,
living history presentations, reproductions of medical facilities, an engineer and signal service, musicians, and
civilian portrayals. Food is available for purchase. Friday: free admission for school groups with reservations
although a donation of canned goods is encouraged; Saturday & Sunday: open to the general public 9:00 am to
5:00 pm. Directions: I-20 to Exit #18, SC Hwy. 19. Turn south toward Aiken. Turn left onto Powell Pond Road
and follow signs. Admission: Adults $12.00, Children (ages 6 to 12) $6.00, under age 6 are free. 888-378-7623,
www.battleofaiken.org/
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Fort Hill
Dalton, GA
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