Dawsonville in Dawson County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Georgians in the Union Army

Photographed by David Seibert, September 28, 2011

1. Georgians in the Union Army Marker

Inscription. The First Georgia Volunteer Infantry Battalion (U.S.), also known as the First Georgia State Troops Volunteers (U.S.), was a United States Army unit raised in Dawson and other North Georgia counties during the Civil War, after federal troops entered the state in 1864. The First Georgia guarded the U.S. supply line along the Western & Atlantic Railroad, fought skirmishes with Confederate forces including state militia and guerillas, and participated in the defense of Dalton in October 1864. In July 1865 the unit was mustered out in Dawson. Throughout the war, North Georgia was a focal point of Unionist sentiment and resistance to Confederate conscription and taxation policies that resulted in a brutal inner civil war with atrocities on both sides. More than 5,000 Georgians, black and white, fought for the United States against the Confederacy during the Civil War, mostly in units raised in East Tennessee and northern Alabama.

Erected 2011 by Georgia Historical Society and the Georgia Department of Economic Development for the Civil War 150 Commemoration. (Marker Number 42-1.)

Topics and series. This historical

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marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society series list. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1865.

Location. 34° 25.267′ N, 84° 7.134′ W. Marker is in Dawsonville, Georgia, in Dawson County. It is at the intersection of Jasper Street (Georgia Route 53) and Route 9, on the left when traveling west on Jasper Street. The marker is located on the north side of the Old Dawson County Courthouse, now a museum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1 Courthouse Square, Dawsonville GA 30534, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Mountains. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At

Photographed by David Seibert, September 28, 2011

2. Georgians in the Union Army Marker

The Old Dawson County Courthouse is on the left.

least 8 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Dawson County (a few steps from this marker); Dawson County Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Old Dawson County Jail (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Auraria (approx. 6.6 miles away); The Station (approx. 7.3 miles away); Calhoun Gold Mine (approx. 9½ miles away); Old Federal Road (approx. 10.4 miles away); Mt. Hope Cemetery (approx. 10½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dawsonville.

Photographed by David Seibert, September 28, 2011

3. Georgians in the Union Army Marker

Before the dedication on September 28, 2011

Georgians in the Union Army Marker Dedication image. Click for full size.

Photographed by David Seibert, September 28, 2011

4. Georgians in the Union Army Marker Dedication

Dr. Todd Groce, President/CEO of the Georgia Historical Society, welcomes guests to the dedication of the marker.

Photographed by David Seibert, September 28, 2011

5. Georgians in the Union Army Marker Dedication

Mr. Gary Pichon, Dawson County Commissioner, greets guests at the dedication of the marker.

Photographed by David Seibert, September 28, 2011

6. Georgians in the Union Army Marker Dedication

Dr. John Inscoe, Albert B. Saye Professor of History, University of Georgia, and Editor, New Georgia Encyclopedia, gives the Keynote Address at the dedication.

Photographed by David Seibert, September 28, 2011

7. Georgians in the Union Army Marker Dedication

The marker uncovered.

Photographed by David Seibert, September 28, 2011

8. Georgians in the Union Army Marker Dedication

The marker, revealed and dedicated.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 30, 2011, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,473 times since then and 97 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on September 30, 2011, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.