The Last Days of the Confederacy in Northeast Georgia

In 1861, northeast Georgians were the driving force into secession and war. In 1865, Confederate president Jefferson Davis, his government collapsing and himself a wanted man, brought the reality of the war to the region's doorstep. Governor Joseph Brown, U.S. senator Robert Toombs and the politically influential Howell Cobb of Athens and his brother Thomas R.R. Cobb all fought passionately for Southern independence. The region epitomized the reasons for which the South waged and supported the war, yet it was spared the destruction seen in other places. Even Sherman's Union army touched only the region's fringes. Author Ray Chandler brings to light the final act of the Confederacy in the Peach State's northeast and the lasting impact it had on Georgians.

Author: Ray Chandler
Publisher: History Press
Published: 04/06/2015
Pages: 128
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.80h x 5.90w x 0.40d
ISBN13: 9781626193444
ISBN10: 1626193444
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States | State & Local | South (AL,AR,FL,GA,KY,LA,MS,
- History | United States | Civil War Period (1850-1877)
- Biography & Autobiography | Literary Figures