Soldiers who died in Atlanta while seeking treatment for wounds or disease were also buried there before the Battle of Atlanta in July During the Battle of Atlanta, Union soldiers vandalized the cemetery; they stole nameplates, broke into crypts, and exhumed Confederate dead in order to place Union corpses in their coffins. Wooden markers in the cemetery were replaced by marble ones in Confederate vice president Alexander Stephens was briefly interred there after his death in , but his body was later moved to his home at Crawfordville, in Taliaferro County.
One of the best-known and most visited Civil War cemeteries is the burial ground at Andersonville, where more than 13, Union prisoners died and were laid to rest in and Due to the efforts of nurse Clara Barton, who worked to identify and mark the graves, the Andersonville cemetery was designated a national cemetery in It is one of fourteen cemeteries in the United States managed by the National Park Service, and one of only two in which American war veterans can still be buried.
Richier, Leah. Richier, L. Civil War Cemeteries. In New Georgia Encyclopedia. Oakland Cemetery in Atlanta is the final resting place for 6, Confederate soliders, including 5 generals, as well as 16 Union soldiers. The New Georgia Encyclopedia does not hold the copyright for this media resource and can neither grant nor deny permission to republish or reproduce the image online or in print.
All requests for permission to publish or reproduce the resource must be submitted to the rights holder. There are more than 10, Union soldiers buried here, with approximately 3, of them unknown.
Confederate soldiers were interred at a separate Confederate cemetery in Marietta. View on source site. Andersonville National Cemetery in Macon County holds approximately 13, Union soldiers who died while imprisoned at Andersonville Prison in It was designated a national cemetery in and is managed today by the National Park Service.
Author Leah Richier , University of Georgia. Originally published Sep 10, Last edited Nov 1, Oakland Cemetery Ren and Helen Davis. George Stoneman was driving farther south, in an attempt to reach the infamous Andersonville prison camp and liberate Union POWs, when he led a raid on Macon.
The only home damaged in the raid, it has since been known as the Cannonball House and s howcases a Confederate military collection, as well as period furnishings. His armies, split into two wings, broke from their supply and communication lines and lived off the land. On December 13, Union forces overwhelmed the Confederates holding Fort McAllister, the key to Savannah, in fifteen minutes; eight days later, on December 21, the city fell.
Christmas in Savannah Realizing that his small army could not hold out against approaching Union forces and fearing Savannah would be leveled by shelling, as Atlanta had been, Confederate Lt. William J. Hardee ordered a retreat to South Carolina. On December 22, Sherman telegraphed President Lincoln news that the city had surrendered and offered it, along with 25, bales of cotton, to the president as a Christmas present. Lincoln responded by asking Sherman what he planned next.
Seeking to solve the problems caused by mass refugees and respond to the tragic December 9 drowning of hundreds of freed slaves in Ebenezer Creek, as they attempted to follow the Union forces across after the retracting of a pontoon bridge, Sherman issued Special Field Order No. The order, which Sherman drafted after meeting with black community leaders in Savannah, temporarily granted each family confiscated land in coastal Georgia and a mule.
News spread quickly, but few would receive the promised assistance, as President Andrew Johnson would overturn the order less than a year later. A historic marker honors the slaves who died at the Effingham County site. Learn More Discover a wealth of information about Civil War sites and related attractions in Georgia, as well as maps, timelines and more at GaCivilWar.
Sign in. Log into your account. Privacy and Cookies Policy. Sign up. Password recovery. Forgot your password? Get help. Create an account. This collection endangered historically significant photographs ranging from daguerreotypes to Kodachrome prints spans over years of Georgia history and includes photographs related to the Civil War.
This collection contains four letters written in and by Southern author and Columbus native Augusta Jane Evans. During his letters come from Washington, D. Following the war, letters are written from Paris while he was in exile. The correspondence generally discusses current events; his land holdings in South Georgia, Alabama, and Texas; people; other soldiers; and his wish to be with his wife and family.
The digitized selections from the Joseph Henry Lumpkin Family Papers consist of letters dated the bulk of which are from to Callie Lumpkin King, wife of Alabama lawyer and plantation owner Porter King and daughter of Joseph Henry Lumpkin. The letters touch on family life, local and national politics, marriage, and the social life in Athens, Georgia. The New Georgia Encyclopedia contains authoritatively-written entries that include articles and photographs related to the Civil War that include events, the role of the war in Georgia, and historic Civil War sites located throughout the state.
This calendar highlights Civil War and related events and how they impacted Georgians from November 6, through December 25, This digital collection includes early maps of colonial and revolutionary America to that depict Georgia cities and coastal areas and document transportation by rail, river, and highway; there are Civil War-era maps available in this collection.
A broadside is a sheet of paper generally printed on one side only and typically used as a poster to announce some event, proclamation or other matter. I was thrilled to find this blog. My 2nd great grandfather was Wiley C. I am not sure of his cause of death, if he was wounded in battle or if he died of an illness. Is there any source that would help me with more information as to the details of how this came about? Who requested the information as to where he was originally buried, etc.
You might be able to collect some information from Johnson County—they have a historical society that can be contacted at historicalsociety wrightsville-johnsoncounty. There may also be resources available at the Johnson County Library Email address: johnsoncountylibrary ocrl. For more expert answers to your questions, you might try contacting someone who specializes in genealogical research through the Georgia Genealogical Society these researchers work for hire, but have a good deal of experience performing genealogical research and may have answers to the kinds of questions you are asking.
Your email address will not be published. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed. Available in the Rare Books Online collection. Available in the Vanishing Georgia digital collection. Andersonville Cemetery The Andersonville cemetery cemetery originally served the 13, soldiers who died in the Andersonville prison , the nearby prisoner of war camp.
Union and Confederate Cemeteries in Marietta Marietta includes both a national Union cemetery and a Confederate cemetery.
Stonewall Confederate Cemetery Located in Griffin, Georgia, Stonewall Confederate Cemetery is the burial site for several hundred Confederate soldiers and one Union soldier; most of these men were casualties of the Atlanta Campaign. Inventory of the effects of Harvey C. Sanger Historical Files , Excerpts.
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