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www.CivilWarHeritageTrails.orgFebruary 2016 Issue No.43A l a b a m a G e o r g i a S o u t h C a r o l i n a

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Upcoming Events

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.

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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

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T h e C a v a l r y F i g h t s

Brochure Locations U p c o m i n g E v e n t s Jine the Cavalry

The Cavalry Fights: Wheeler vs Kilpatrick

Brochure Locations

Along the Trails: The Cavalry Fights between Joe Wheeler & Judson Kilpatrick

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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).


















Upcoming Events Details about these and more Civil War era events can be found at

www.CivilWarHeritageTrails.org

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/

Rivers Bridge State Historic Site

Ehrhardt, SC

Magnolia Grove Greensboro, AL

Fort Hill Dalton, GA


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