So very interesting, Gerald. Thank you so much! Judith Anderson ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gerald D. Hodge, Jr" <rebel6@icx.net> To: <GAMURRAY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, December 28, 2002 10:40 PM Subject: [MURRAY] Murray County Confederates > Dear Sir, > > The Georgia Convention on Secession was done by a representative > vote and not a vote by the citizens (male, white, landowners). Each > county sent representatives to the convention at Milledgeville. Murray > County sent Anderson Farnsworth and Euclid Waterhouse. Both voted > against secession but signed the ordinance in respect of the majority > vote. The vote was 208-89. One of Gilmer County's representatives was > William P. Milton and he voted against secession, however, when his > state and country called he served as Company Commander for one of the > companies in the 39th Georgia. He later became the acting regimental > commander and shortly after the war's conclusion was assassinated while > he ate supper with his family. > > The loyalties of Northwest Georgia were divided much like Eastern > Tennessee. Ugly things happened in the region during the war with > lawless bands of thugs, criminals, and deserters from both sides riding > the country side raping, pillaging, and murdering. After the war many > ex-Confederates left the region in wagon trains moving west to Arkansas, > Texas, and Oklahoma. Most never returned. > > You may want to check the two volume set Tennesseans in the Civil > War for men that may have enlisted in Tennessee Federal units or check > this web site for the 1st Georgia Infantry (US) > > http://www.izzy.net/~michaelg/n-ga1.htm > > Any Compiled Service Record on U.S. soldiers you will have to order from > the National Archives in Washington, D.C. > > Please let me know if you have any questions. > > Respectfully, > > Gerald D. Hodge, Jr. > Niota, Tennessee > War Between the States Historian > Historian: 39th Georgia Infantry Regiment > Web Master: http://39thGAVOLINFRGT.homestead.com/39thHomepage.html > > > > > > > > ==== GAMURRAY Mailing List ==== > --- Author Retains Copyright --- > -- Copyright 2002 Author -- All Rights Reserved > Post to List: GAMURRAY-L@rootsweb.com http://www.selfroots.com > Unsubscribe request To: GAMURRAY-L-request@rootsweb.com > ARCHIVES: http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > >