Thought you all might find this interesting. Diana Diana Flynn Springville, Lawrence Co., IN. List manager of HODGES-L and FLYNN-L http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/f/l/y/Diana-S-Flynn/index.html -----Original Message----- From: Sam Cline <scline@hoosierweb.org> To: INLAWREN-L@rootsweb.com <INLAWREN-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Tuesday, May 25, 1999 9:51 PM Subject: [INLAWREN-L] Resaca Battlefield, Resaca, Georgia >I was recently asked by a resident of Indiana to let as many persons >as I could know of the likely destruction of the Resaca [Georgia] >Battlefield. The Resaca Battlefield is now privately owned. The >battlefield is to be clear-cut by the present owner. The 1864 >entrenchments are still in place within the area to be clear cut. > >The Governor of Georgia needs to be contacted and encouraged to >preserve the battlefield with whatever means he has available >including eminent domain (condemnation). > >The following link will take you to The Civil War Trust page dealing >with the Resaca Battlefield. There is also information concerning the >means by which the Georgia Governor's office may be contacted. > >http://www.civilwar.org/cwt-new20.htm > >If you are inclined to do so, let the Governor of Georgia know of your >concerns concerning the preservation of the Resaca Battlefield as a >Georgia State Park. > >There were 6,000 soldiers, including a number from Indiana, killed >during the two day [May 14 & 15, 1864] Battle of Resaca. > >Preserving the historic areas of these United States of America is >important to our generation and those to follow. > >To those of you who may be offended that I would take up your time >with this message; my apologies. > >Sam Cline > > > >==== INLAWREN Mailing List ==== >Do you have some Lawrence County information to share? >Please e-mail Rebecca (rrowley@indiana.edu). > >