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Enter 'The Civil War in Georgia' photo contest by May 26, 2013
April 2013 -- In May, the Historic Preservation Division (HPD) of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources is holding an online photo contest with the theme "The Civil War in Georgia." Photo contest entries must be taken of a site or building associated with the Civil War in the State of Georgia. The winning photographer will receive an annual membership to the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation and a copy of the comprehensive "Crossroads of Conflict: A Guide to Civil War Sites in Georgia." All submissions will be displayed in a gallery on HPD's Facebook page at www.facebook.com/georgiashpo. Entries are due May 26, 2013. Read more....
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Conan O’Brien visits Resaca, participates in battle reenactment
April 2013 -- During a trip to Georgia to record episodes of the late-night talk show “Conan” at the Tabernacle in Atlanta in early April, host Conan O’Brien visited Resaca and participated in a Civil War reenactment. Watch the video below to see how well Conan fit into the role of soldier in the 123rd N.Y. Infantry.
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Monument honors those who tried to stop Sherman at Griswoldville
March 2013 -- A monument commemorating the men who defended Georgia at the Battle of Griswoldville near Macon now stands completed in the Griswoldville Battlefield Park. The battle was the last major engagement during Gen. William T. Sherman's "March to the Sea" between Atlanta and Savannah, and was fought on Nov. 22, 1864. Read more....
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Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park Tourism Creates $54,908,000 in Local Economic Benefit
March 2013 -- A new National Park Service (NPS) report for 2011 shows that more than 1 million visitors to Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park spent $54.9 million in communities surrounding the park during that year. That spending supported 826 jobs in the local area. The information on Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park is part of a peer-reviewed spending analysis of national park visitors across the country conducted by Michigan State University for the National Park Service. To download the report, visit www.nature.nps.gov/socialscience/products.cfm#MGM and click on Economic Benefits to Local Communities from National Park Visitation, 2011. For more information about preservation efforts at Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, visit the park’s website at www.nps.gov/chch.
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Officials seek archeological study of Blackshear Confederate POW camp
February 2013 -- Civil War artifacts and remains of Union soldiers might remain on land once used as a Confederate prison camp near Blackshear, Ga., and state and local officials are seeking an archeological team to study the site and further establish its historic value. A state historical marker identifies the location of the 35-acre camp that held 5,000 Union prisoners of war for two months in 1864. Local officials say the land is largely unchanged, having never been developed over the last 150 years. Pierce County, Ga., owns 2.7 acres of the site, and the rest is privately owned. Read more....
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Stone Mountain Marks 150th Anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation
In January 2013, Stone Mountain, Ga., city officials, educators, historians and residents gathered to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation near the Shermantown community, which was established toward the end of the Civil War. Read more...
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Georgia’s Civil War Home Front Comes Alive with Opening of Yellow River Post Office Park
On June 19, 2012, the 5.1 acre Yellow River Post Office at Hudson Nash Farm Park will celebrate its grand opening at 11:00 am. Read more...
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The Civil War in Georgia from Georgia Traveler
Georgia Public Television’s outstanding Georgia Traveler series takes you to many famous and some not so famous events from the state’s Civil War past. Read more...
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The Dispatch: Georgia's Civil War Sesquicentennial Newsletter
The Dispatch: Georgia’s Civil War Sesquicentennial Newsletter offers monthly listings of reenactments, films, exhibits and other Civil War-related events. Sign up here to receive the newsletter in your inbox each month.
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Georgia's Civil War History Comes Alive Through the State's Historic Sites
Journey through Georgia's rich Civil War history and discover a heritage as unique as the state it's in. Commemorate the 150th anniversary of the war by traveling the state and uncovering attractions only found in Georgia. Read more...
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Barry L. Brown and Gordon R. Elwell Win 2011 AASLH Award of Merits
The American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) proudly announces that Barry L. Brown and Gordon R. Elwell are the recipients of an Award of Merit from the AASLH Leadership in History Awards for the publication Crossroads of Conflict: A Guide to Civil War Sites in Georgia. The AASLH Leadership in History Awards, now in its 66th year, is the most prestigious recognition for achievement in the preservation and interpretation of state and local history. Read more...
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Battle of Resaca Rages On
Belles and Yankees rubbed elbows at the 27th Battle of Resaca Reenactment May 21. At least 1,000 reenactors and 5,000 spectators journeyed to northwest Georgia to soak in the tradition-rich history and culture of the Civil War. Though the cannon smoke has settled and reenactors have resumed their day jobs, the reenactment brought to light the harsh realities of Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman's Atlanta Campaign. Read more...
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ARC Launches "Civil War: The Home Front" Map Guide to Appalachia
The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) announced the new "Civil War: The Home Front" map guide to Appalachia at the historic West Virginia Independence Hall in Wheeling, West Virginia. Developed to observe the 150th commemoration of the American Civil War and boost tourism in the Appalachian Region, the map guide showcases the diversity of Appalachia's Civil War heritage attractions. Read more...
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The Civil War, 150 years later
The Civil War, 150 years later: Historians, re-enactors and the public look back at the bloodiest conflict in U.S. history - a war that helped define who Americans are. Read more...
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The Civil War Today
150 years after the start of the American Civil War, HISTORY presents The Civil War Today, a ground-breaking app created by Bottle Rocket Apps exclusively for the iPad. Experience the war as it unfolded, one day at a time, with daily updates that let you live the events in “real-time” over the course of four years. Read more...