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Picking Up The Pieces: The Aftermath at Chickamauga
Once the Battle of Chickamauga was over, both Union and Confederate armies moved on to prepare to fight again. Left in their wake was the...
Joy B. Odom
Mar 19, 20194 min read
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1874 Civil Suit: Pops Promised to Die, But Now Wants to Get Married Instead!
On rainy winter days, sometimes I just put on some cozy clothing and spend the day playing on the computer. We have had plenty of those...
Donna M. Street
Mar 12, 20193 min read
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The Cost of War at Chickamauga
The Battle of Chickamauga was the largest, bloodiest and most costly war ever fought within the bounds of Georgia—and if you haven’t...
Joy B. Odom
Mar 4, 20195 min read
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The Battle of Chickamauga: Days Two and Three, September 1863
What happened at the Battle of Chickamauga when the fighting became really intense on the second and third days was so critical and so...
Joy B. Odom
Feb 26, 20195 min read
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Local History Updates: Coke Oven Hike, Chickamauga/Chattanooga Info Sessions
The Dade County Historical Society's long-anticipated coke oven hike planned for February was rescheduled to this Saturday, March 2. But...
Donna M. Street.
Feb 25, 20192 min read
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The Battle of Chickamauga--Sept. 18-20, 1863: Day 1
When the Battle of Chickamauga began, there were 24 families living on small farms spread across the 5,300 acres that would become the...
Joy Odom
Feb 18, 20195 min read
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Reprise: 1880 Census helps brings Cole City Community to Life
After the Civil War, former Georgia Governor Joe Brown had worked his way back up the ladder to a position of power despite...
Donna M. Street.
Feb 12, 20195 min read
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Reprise from 2013: Lost Civilization of Dade
Note: This article was first written in 2013. It was written in preparation for a hike that was sponsored by the Dade County Historical...
Robin Ford Wallace
Jan 29, 20194 min read
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Historical Society Hosts Hike to Coke Ovens Feb. 16
Mark your calendar for Saturday, February 16, when the Dade Historical Society will sponsor another venture into the ruins of the mining...
Robin Ford Wallace
Jan 29, 20192 min read
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After Dade County: On The Path To Chickamauga (Part 3)
For some weeks in the fall of 1863, various parts of Union General William Rosecrans’s army traveled through Dade and parts of Walker...
Robin Ford Wallace
Jan 21, 20195 min read
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Dade County: On the Path to Chickamauga (Part 2)
During the Civil War, the Union units that came through Dade County and camped throughout the area as they made their way to what they...
Robin Ford Wallace
Jan 16, 20195 min read
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Dade County: On the Path to Chickamauga (Part 1)
When Union General William Rosecrans headed this way from Middle Tennessee with his three army corps, it was already late summer. He was...
Robin Ford Wallace
Jan 7, 20194 min read
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Happy 181st Birthday, Dade County!
Editor's Note: The photos in today's column are from the Historical Society's 2019 calender. To find out how to obtain a calendar, please...
Robin Ford Wallace
Dec 23, 20185 min read
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Meet Author Perry Short at National Military Park
In partnership with the National Park Service, Eastern National invites you to meet author Perry Short on Saturday, Dec. 8, from 2 p.m....
Robin Ford Wallace
Dec 3, 20182 min read
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Why Chickamauga / Chattanooga? (Battlefield Series Part VII)
Why Chickamauga/Chattanooga? In my last article, I answered this question partially with an examination of the work of Henry Van Ness...
Robin Ford Wallace
Nov 28, 20185 min read
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Donna's Musings: What's Happening With Dade History?
Thanks to Joy Odom for writing her series on the founding of the Chickamauga-Chattanooga National Military Park. She has been...
Robin Ford Wallace
Nov 19, 20185 min read
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WWII Veteran Series--Charles Flatt: A Boxful of History
Charlie and Ginnie Flatt have both died since I wrote Charlie's account of his WWII experiences in 2008 or -9. (I got this photo from his...
Robin Ford Wallace
Nov 9, 20186 min read
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World War II Veteran Series--Martin Nethey: A War With Old Man Weather
(Photo: I pinched this shot of Martin and Valeria Nethery's military wedding in Alaska from the Dade County History Book in Progress...
Robin Ford Wallace
Nov 8, 20185 min read
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World War II Veteran Series--Henry Rich: Easy On The Starch
This series was originally published in 2008-2009 in The Dade Sentinel. This series has already chronicled the adventures of the USS...
Robin Ford Wallace
Nov 7, 20185 min read
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World War II Veteran Series--Jakie Smith: The Tale of A Sailor and His Ship
This and the other WWII stories that will follow this week were originally printed in 2008 and 2009 in a series I wrote for The Dade...
Robin Ford Wallace
Nov 6, 20185 min read
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