Civil War in the Hill Country, Part One

Last Thursday, February 7th, Dr. Keith Bohannon, Professor of History at the University of West Georgia, gave participants an overview of the Civil War history of the region, including the events leading up to and following shortly after Sherman's Atlanta campaign. Amazing, to think that Confederate President Jefferson Davis actually visited Palmetto to speak to the troops! Even more astounding, to think that one of the major events toward the end of the Civil War, a meeting between General Hood, his staff, and Jefferson Davis, may have taken place in a building that we will tour during our outing this coming Saturday! It was that meeting that led to the fateful strategic decision on the part of the Confederacy that ultimately led to Sherman's March. (Or, in this case, Sherman's February?)