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Chapter 2 - January 3-26, 1861: The Secession of Georgia | Dispatches | ||||||||
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The second chapter in the Army Official Records series details early war events surrounding the secession of the state of Georgia. The Georgia Convention voted to leave the Union on January 19, 1861 and became the 5th state to leave. A delegation participated in the Montgomery Convention in February 1861 and Georgia joined the Confederate States thereafter. |
Timeline of Events
Table of Contents
No. 1
No. 1 - Reports of Captain W.H.C. Whiting (Captain, United States Corps of Engineers) In these reports and correspondences, Captain W.H.C. Whiting details the seizure of Fort Pulaski, Georgia. No. 2
No. 2 - Reports of H.K. Craig (Chief of Ordnance, United States Army) In these reports and correspondences, Colonel Henry Craig details the transfer of detachment from the Charleston to Augusta Arsenal. No. 3
No. 3 - Reports of Arnold Elzey (Captain, 2nd United States Artillery) In these reports and correspondences, Arnold Elzey details the seizure of the Augusta Arsenal, Georgia. Template:AOR(1)Ch2No3/1 Template:AOR(1)Ch2No3/2 Template:AOR(1)Ch2No3/3 Template:AOR(1)Ch2No3/4 Template:AOR(1)Ch2No3/5 No. 4
No. 4 - Reports of John M. Galt (Military Storekeeper of Ordnance, United States Army) In this report, John M. Galt details the seizure of the Augusta Arsenal, Georgia No. 5
No. 5 - Reports of Captain W.H.C. Whiting (Captain, United States Corps of Engineers) In these reports and correspondences, Captain W.H.C. Whiting details the seizure of Oglethorpe Barracks and Fort Jackson, Georgia. No. 6
No. 6 - Reports of E. Burt (Ordnance Sergeant, United States Army) In these reports and correspondences, Edwin Burt details the seizure of Oglethorpe Barracks, Georgia. Notes
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