This came from a good friend and fellow researcher. I don't know a lot about the civil war or the battles fought in Ga, not being a born and bred Georgian myself. But for those who are, you may be interested in responding to Gov. Barnes about this. The first part is from my friend, with the original message last. Please just delete if you aren't interested. If anyone has any information this is NOT actually happening, please let this list know. I'm only forwarding this and have no actual knowledge of the events. Thanks Debbie Fowler listowner Subject: Fw: 10th Texans! Resaca Battlefield Needs Your Help! >Hello Everyone, >Sorry to be sending this to a group. Laziness on my part. I know Scott >McCay as a staunch supporter of historical preservation and don't think he >would pass on deliberate untruths. Those of you living in Georgia may want >to investigate the subject of this forwarded e-mail and, if concerned, let >your public officials know of it. If this turns out to be another rumor on >the net, I'll be very embarrassed. However, I feel that it may be worth >investigation and if true, warrant further dissemination. I did look at >the website mentioned and it seems to ring true. I will try to e-mail >governor Barnes myself. >Stepping of the soap box, >Don > >dwgosdin@tiaer.tarleton.edu >dwgosdin@itexas.net >http://www2.itexas.net/~dwgosdin/ > >P.S. My web page is slowly changing, you all might want to look and >critique. Thank you. > >---------- >| From: SMckay1234@aol.com The ringleader... >| | Subject: 10th Texans! Resaca Battlefield Needs Your Help! >| Date: Friday, April 09, 1999 6:11 PM >| >| Descendants, Living Historians & Friends of the 10th Texas Infantry, >| >| For those of you that aren't aware, an important tract of the Resaca >| battlefield, which the 10th Texas Infantry fought on May 14-15, 1864, has > >| been sold out from under the feet of a 2-year effort by the Georgia Civil >War >| Commission & the Civil War Trust to purchase 1,200 acres of this land for >a >| state historic site. >| >| The new owner of the site managed somehow, to purchase the property that >was >| slated for a state historic site, for a quarter a million dollars less >than >| the $2.8 million the state had offered. The new owner has no plans to >sell it >| to the state, infact he is contemplating to turn this historic ground >into >| residential property. >| >| Georgia's new governer Roy Barnes, has so much as stated that if he gets >| enough interest out there from folks, that he will consider the state >taking >| the land, in order to save it. >| >| This website, >| http://www.angelfire.com/ga/wkb/resaca.html Battle of Resaca - has more detailed information of the situation, along with a >direct >| email button to the Governor Barnes, so that he can hear your voice. This >is >| a rare opportunity to have our voices count to help save some very sacred > >| gound. PLEASE, use your voices to speak out for preservation of this >Atlanta >| Campaign Battlefield, and please tell as many people that you know, that >can >| spread the word. >| >| Please check out the above website for more information; and please do >| anything you can to let Governor Barnes that this is a site worth >preserving >| for future generations >| >| Thank You, >| Scott McKay, Webmaster, >| http://members.aol.com/SMckay1234/ Official 10th Texas Infantry >