- A Gazetteer of the State of Georgia
- (Book - Genealogical.com) : The third edition of Sherwood's Georgia gazetteer delivers far more than its title might suggest. To be sure, roughly half of the volume is devoted to detailed descriptions of places in Georgia of every conceivable size and shape many of which are no longer in use but are likely to crop up in a genealogical investigation. Preceding the gazetteer itself is an excellent overview of Georgia history and an account of the institutions and living conditions in evidence at the time of the book's original publication in 1837. -
- A History of the Andrews Railroad Raid into Georgia in 1862
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(eBook -- Instant Download) : Based on the original 1863 true story, Daring and Suffering, this 1887 version of the Andrews Railroad raid by Union soldiers embraces a full and accurate account of this secret journey to the heart of the confederacy. Pittenger, the author, recalls his story of the secret raid to cut the rail link between Marietta and Chattanooga, his capture and the subsequent prisoner exchange program that set him free. He and the other survivors were the first soldiers with the rank of Private to be awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. Although this version was written and published 18 years after his first book, Pittenger successfully finds a way to encompass the details of the mission as well as to embellish his subsequent thoughts, feelings and actions through the years. -
- Atlanta: An Illustrated History
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(Book - Amazon.com) : Filled with images from Atlanta's archives, this short history features the personalities and locales of the economic and cultural capital of the Southeast. At its founding in 1837, Atlanta was filled with saloons and brothels, such that it was more like an Old West frontier town than a white-gloved city of the Old South. Highlighting the city's rebirth from the devastation of the Atlanta Campaign to its renaissance beginning in the 1960s, Atlanta's troubling racialized past is underscored, and the city's historically rich neighborhoods, including Ansley Park, Buckhead, and Druid Hills, are celebrated. -
- Historical Collections of Georgia
- (Book - Genealogical.com) : This is a major collection of colonial and Revolutionary documents, biographical sketches of prominent persons, lists of early settlers, militia rolls and lists of soldiers and officers in the Revolution, and county-by-county sketches from the first settlement of Georgia down to the middle of the 19th century. The accounts of the counties include traditions, statistics, early settlers, and abstracts from the census of 1850. About one-third of the book is devoted to a collection of documents dealing with the colonial and Revolutionary periods, while a 41-page Appendix gives the principal statistics of the whole state as taken from the census of 1850. Since the work is an outstanding genealogical source for Georgia, we have added to the original work A.C. Dutton's Name Index of 58 pages, which was originally published by the Sons of the American Revolution. This index of 7,000 names supplements the 14-page subject index which comes with the work itself. -
- History of Thomas County, Georgia
- (Book Online - World Vital Records) : From the time of Desoto to the Civil War. Searchable online edition of this book by W. Irwin Macintyre published in 1923. Subscription required. -
- The March to the Sea - Franklin and Nashville
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(Instant Download - eBooks.com) : Cox's account of the March to the Sea shows why the march stunned the world: without any supply lines to the North, Sherman's army crushed Georgia and South Carolina and ruthlessly annihilated whatever war-making capacity was left in those states. After more than a century, Cox's account is still valued as a masterful chronicle of this grim, final phase of the war. -
- The Story of Georgia and the Georgia People, 1732 to 1860
- (Book - Genealogical.com) : This work consists largely of accounts and lists of early settlers and settlements, historical sketches of Georgia counties, and the following appendices: Headrights Granted by the Colonial and State Governments from 1754 to 1800, a List of Soldiers of the Line, a List of Soldiers Paid in Money, and a List of Bounty Warrants. -
- Ward's History of Coffee County (Georgia)
- (Book Online - World Vital Records) : A story dealing with the past and present of Coffee county. Beginning with the early settlers about the eyar 1800, --discussing the Creek Indians and the Pioners. Leading up to the creation of Coffee County in 1854 --Old families, old schools and churches, showing the conditions during the Civil War and ending up with the spirit of progress, which is evident in better schools, and a more intelligent civilization. Showing that Coffee County, in South Georgia, is God's Country and a good place to lvie in the year 1930. Subscription required. -
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