Download or read book Lachlan McIntosh and the Politics of Revolutionary Georgia written by Harvey H. Jackson and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 2003-11-01 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lachlan McIntosh (1728-1806) was a prominent Georgia planter, patriarch of his Highland Scots clan in America, and the ranking general from Georgia in the Continental army. Often, however, he is known simply as the man who, in a duel, mortally wounded Button Gwinnett, one of Georgia's signers of the Declaration of Independence. This biography fleshes out McIntosh considerably and, just as important, uses his life as a springboard for discussing the rapidly shifting political, social, and economic forces at work during a crucial period of Georgia's history.
Download or read book Lachlan McIntosh Papers in the University of Georgia Libraries written by and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 2021-10-15 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lachlan McIntosh Papers documents Georgia’s history during the early Revolutionary War period through the experiences of General Lachlan McIntosh, a prominent Scottish American political and military leader. These papers provide a behind-the-scenes glimpse into political decisions and military movements throughout the first two years of the war. This collection illuminates McIntosh’s instrumental role in the events of the early Revolutionary War period through his correspondence, from reports to new commander in chief George Washington to various letters with other military and political leaders of the time. The Georgia Open History Library has been made possible in part by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this collection, do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Download or read book Land Allegiance in Revolutionary Georgia written by Leslie Hall and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 2001-01-01 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This history of the American Revolution in Georgia offers a thorough examination of how landownership issues complicated and challenged colonists’ loyalties. Despite underdevelopment and isolation, eighteenth-century Georgia was an alluring place, for it promised settlers of all social classes the prospect of affordable land--and the status that went with ownership. Then came the Revolution and its many threats to the orderly systems by which property was acquired and protected. As rebel and royal leaders vied for the support of Georgia’s citizens, says Leslie Hall, allegiance became a prime commodity, with property and the preservation of owners’ rights the requisite currency for securing it. As Hall shows, however, the war’s progress in Georgia was indeterminate; in fact, Georgia was the only colony in which British civil government was reestablished during the war. In the face of continued uncertainties--plundering, confiscation, and evacuation--many landowners’ desires for a strong, consistent civil authority ultimately transcended whatever political leanings they might have had. The historical irony here, Hall’s study shows, is that the most successful regime of Georgia’s Revolutionary period was arguably that of royalist governor James Wright. Land and Allegiance in Revolutionary Georgia is a revealing study of the self-interest and practical motivations in competition with a period’s idealism and rhetoric.
Download or read book This Cursed War written by Daniel McDonald Johnson and published by . This book was released on 2019-12-11 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lachlan McIntosh suffered setbacks to his military strategies and smears to his reputation throughout the American Revolution, all the while worried about the welfare of his wife, children, brothers and sister. Yet he persevered.McIntosh established a string of forts to protect Georgia's southern border, but British, loyalist and Indian opponents overran the forts and raided into Georgia. Plantations belonging to McIntosh families were trampled by British and American troops. When Button Gwinnett arrested Lachlan's younger brother George for treason, Lachlan killed Gwinnett in a duel. Gwinnett's supporters called for Lachlan to be removed from command, and he transferred to George Washington's army. While with Washington, he endured the terrible winter at Valley Forge. Washington then assigned McIntosh command of the Western Department. After the British captured Savannah, McIntosh returned to the South in an unsuccessful attempt to extricate his family from behind enemy lines. His wife and children huddled in basements while artillery bombarded the town. When his wife and children were released after the Siege of Savannah, McIntosh escorted them to the backcountry. He became a prisoner when Charleston fell to British besiegers. His family fled across the South and found refuge in Virginia. Yet Lachlan McIntosh persevered.
Download or read book The History of Georgia Revolutionary epoch written by Charles Colcock Jones (Jr.) and published by . This book was released on 1883 with total page 596 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book This Cursed War written by Daniel McDonald Johnson and published by . This book was released on 2018-03 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nonfiction narrative account of Continental General Lachlan McIntosh, his brothers and sister, and his wife and children during the American Revolution. While he served in Georgia, Valley Forge, Fort Pitt (Pittsburgh) and South Carolina, his wife and younger children became refugees and wandered the south seeking shelter.
Download or read book Forty Years of Diversity written by Harvey H. Jackson and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 2011-05-01 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of essays grew out of a symposium commemorating the 250th anniversary of the founding of Georgia. The contributors are authorities in their respective fields and their efforts represent not only the fruits of long careers but also the observations and insights of some of the most promising young scholars. Forty Years of Diversity sheds new light on the social, political, religious, and ethnic diversity of colonial Georgia.
Download or read book The American Revolution in Georgia 1763 1789 written by Kenneth Coleman and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 2021-10-15 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The American Revolution in Georgia explores the political, economic, and social impacts of the American Revolution throughout the state of Georgia. In this detailed historical study, Kenneth Coleman describes the events leading up to the Revolution, the fighting years of war, and the years of readjustment after independence became a reality for the United States. Coleman investigates how these events impacted Georgia’s history forever, from the rise of discontent between 1764 and 1774 to the fighting after the siege in Savannah between 1779 and 1782 and changes in interstate affairs between 1782 to 1789, and more. The American Revolution in Georgia contributes to the complicated history of the American Revolution and its impacts on the South. The Georgia Open History Library has been made possible in part by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this collection, do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Download or read book Button Gwinnett Signer of the Declaration of Independence written by Charles Francis Jenkins and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Lachlan McGillivray Indian Trader written by Edward J. Cashin and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 1992-01-01 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lachlan McGillivray knew firsthand of the frontier's natural wealth and strategic importance to England, France, and Spain, because he lived deep within it among his wife's people, the Creeks. Until he returned to his native Scotland in 1782, he witnessed; and often participated in the major events shaping the region--from decisive battles to major treaties and land cessions. He was both a consultant to the leaders of colonial Georgia and South Carolina and their emissary to the great chiefs of the Creeks, Cherokees, Choctaws, and Chickasaws. Cashin discusses the aims and ambitions of the frontier's many interest groups, profiles the figures who catalyzed the power struggles, and explains events from the vantage points of traders and Native Americans. He also offers information about the rise of the southern elite, for in the decade before he left America, McGillivray was a successful planter and slave trader, a popular politician, and a member of the Savannah gentry.
Download or read book Recollections of a Georgia Loyalist written by Elizabeth Lichtenstein Johnston and published by New York : M.F. Mansfield & Company. This book was released on 1901 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Savannah in the Old South written by Walter J. Fraser and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An engaging narrative tells the story of Savannah, Georgia, from the hopeful arrival of its first permanent English settlers in 1733 to the uncertainties faced by its Civil War survivors in 1865. Reprint.
Download or read book The Army Medical Department 1775 1818 written by Mary C. Gillett and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Appendices include laws and legislation concerning the Army Medical Department. Maps include those of territories and frontiers and Continental Army hospital locations. Illustrations are chiefly portraits.
Download or read book Forty Years of Diversity written by Harvey H. Jackson and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 1984 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of essays grew out of a symposium commemorating the 250th anniversary of the founding of Georgia. The contributors are authorities in their respective fields and their efforts represent not only the fruits of long careers but also the observations and insights of some of the most promising young scholars. Forty Years of Diversity sheds new light on the social, political, religious, and ethnic diversity of colonial Georgia.
Download or read book In Pursuit of Dead Georgians written by George R. Lamplugh and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2015-06-24 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: George R. Lamplugh, a historian of Georgia and the South, explores some of his home state’s most fascinating historical events, beginning with the American Revolution and continuing through the 1850s, in this well-researched collection of essays. He covers political factionalism during the American Revolution; the development of political parties in Georgia (which was different from the process in other states); and the impact of the Yazoo Land Fraud on Georgia’s political development. Some of the most fascinating essays focus on the maneuverings of individual politicians, such as William Few, who was determined to exert local influence after the American Revolution by having the Richmond County courthouse and jail, and hence the county polling place, constructed in the settlement of Brownsborough rather than in Augusta. More complex issues get equal treatment, such as how after the War of 1812, political parties in Georgia began to slowly adopt policies that were popular in other states—even though that meant hurting Creeks, Cherokees, and slaves. While Georgia didn’t always live up to democratic ideals, its political history teaches us a lot about our past and possible future.
Download or read book Historical Dictionary of the American Revolution written by Terry M. Mays and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2009-11-18 with total page 653 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This greatly expanded second edition of the Historical Dictionary of the American Revolution covers more battles, skirmishes, and raids of the American Revolution than any other printed source. This is done through a chronology, an introductory essay, maps and photos, a bibliography, and over 1000 cross-referenced dictionary entries.
Download or read book Scottish Highlanders in Colonial Georgia The Recruitment Emigration and Settlement at Darien 1735 1748 written by Anthony W. Parker and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 2010-07-01 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Between 1735 and 1748 hundreds of young men and their families emigrated from the Scottish Highlands to the Georgia coast to settle and protect the new British colony. These men were recruited by the trustees of the colony and military governor James Oglethorpe, who wanted settlers who were accustomed to hardship, militant in nature, and willing to become frontier farmer-soldiers. In this respect, the Highlanders fit the bill perfectly through training and tradition. Recruiting and settling the Scottish Highlanders as the first line of defense on the southern frontier in Georgia was an important decision on the part of the trustees and crucial for the survival of the colony, but this portion of Georgia's history has been sadly neglected until now. By focusing on the Scots themselves, Anthony W. Parker explains what factors motivated the Highlanders to leave their native glens of Scotland for the pine barrens of Georgia and attempts to account for the reasons their cultural distinctiveness and "old world" experience aptly prepared them to play a vital role in the survival of Georgia in this early and precarious moment in its history.
