North Georgia Historic Newspapers Archive Expansion

The Digital Library of Georgia is pleased to announce the expansion of the North Georgia Historic Newspapers Archive: http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/ngnewspapers The North Georgia Historic Newspapers Archive now provides access to fifteen newspaper titles published in nine North Georgia cities (Canton, Cassville, Cedartown, Clayton, Cleveland, Dahlonega, Dalton, Gainesville, and Rome) from 1850 to 1928. Consisting of over […]

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A Georgian at Bull Run/First Manassas

One-hundred fifty years ago today (July 21, 1861), the first major battle of the Civil War was fought near the town of Manassas Junction, VA. Three Georgia infantry units participated in the battle, under the command of Colonel Francis Stebbins Bartow. Bartow had been active in secessionist politics, helping to organize early secession demonstrations in […]

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