"We shall individually be held responsible for doing one jot less than we have ability to do...But when we give ourselves wholly to God, and in our work follow His directions, He makes Himself responsible for its accomplishment. He would not have us conjecture as to the success of our honest endeavors. Not once should we even think of failure. We are to cooperate with One who knows no failure." ~Messages to Young People, p. 309

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

The 31st--Issue #4


Welcome to the 31st! If you don't remember, The 31st is an ever-so-often column that I have here on my blog. It is published on every 31st day of the months that have a 31st day!

With having a weird heritage like that, no wonder that this column is focused on wild and wacky trivia! This is issue #4, and this time I've decided to focus on some Civil War-related historical markers that I have found in North Georgia. Enjoy! :)

Did you know...


  • That the Western & Atlantic railroad depot in Ringgold, GA is the only depot between Atlanta and Chattanooga that has been operational for 162 years?
  • That Chattanooga's Missionary Ridge was so named after the nearby Brainerd Mission to the Cherokee Indians?
  • That the Clisby Austin house, built in Tunnel Hill, GA in the year 1850, was the Union General Sherman's headquarters when he came through the area in early May 1864?
  • That the Huff House, in Dalton, GA, was the headquarters for Confederate General Johnston in early 1864?
  • That the railroad wood station which was once between Resaca and Tilton, GA was where the locomotive GENERAL stopped for wood before resuming its' flee from the pursuing TEXAS? 
  • That Gordon County, GA was named after William Washington Gordon? He was the first Georgian to graduate from West Point, and became quite involved in the railroad and banking businesses of his state.
  • That New Echota, GA was the location of the first Indian language newspaper office?
  • That the oldest Confederate cemetery in Georgia is in Resaca? It was started by Miss Mary Green and her sister, who in their late teens and early twenties felt so bad for the slipshod was the soldiers had been buried. They dug up all the soldiers' bodies, and reburied them in a respectful and orderly manner on a plot of land that their father had given the girls. 
  • That the battle of Resaca was one of the few places in which the entire armies of Sherman and Johnston faced each other?
Well that's it for this time! I hope you have enjoyed learning even just a little bit about the fascinating history that occurred in Tennessee and Georgia. See you in March!
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