McDaniel/Curtis

Camp

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We have a collection of relics that we display at various events such as the Fall Festival at McIntosh Reserve. (The McIntosh Reserve is a Carroll County Park located at the site of the home of Creek Indian Chief William McIntosh.)

Col. McDaniel was one of the first honor graduates of Emory College (moved in this century from Oxford to Atlanta and renamed Emory University). He was he co-founder of Bowdon College (replaced in this century by the State University of West Georgia). A Methodist minister, he became a Captain, Company B, Cobb's Legion, July 30, 1861. Along with William Ezra Curtis, he organized the 41st Georgia Volunteer Infantry in early 1862. He became its colonel and commander on March 17, 1862. He died on October 31, 1862 from wounds suffered at the Battle of Perryville, Kentucky on October 8, 1862.

He was buried in Kentucky until the summer of 1872, when funds were finally raised to bring him home. His remains were transported by train from Perryville to Newnan, Georgia in Coweta County. From there they were transported in a wagon to the small town of Bowdon, Georgia in Carroll County. People gathered along the entire 35 mile route to pay their respects. The funeral was held at Bowdon College on July 10, 1872. Over 4000 people attended. He now rests in the Bowdon Methodist Protestant Church Yard along with six other veterans of this, "America's Saddest War".

Col. Curtis, a "tinsmith" by trade, served in a cavalry company in the Mexican War. He organized the "Carroll Guards" in 1860, which subsequently became Company F, 19th Georgia Volunteer Infantry. The Carroll Guards were the first company from Carroll County to offer their services to the Confederacy. He and Col. McDaniel organized the 41st early in 1862. He gained the rank of lieutenant colonel of the 41st on March 20, 1862. He became its colonel when Col. McDaniel died. He was wounded at Mill Creek Gap, Georgia on February 25, 1864 and died at his father-in-law's home in Coweta County, Georgia in late March. His last wish was to be buried facing North and the enemy. His wish was honored. As a result, the Carrollton City Cemetery has the distinction of having one of the few graves anywhere facing in that direction.

A Georgia General

One of Lee's Lieutenants, after the War General John B. Gordon., a pre- and post-war laywer and businessman, after the war he was governor of Georgia and one of its U.S. Senators.

A Georgia General

Although he was born in South Carolina, another of Lee's lieutenants, General James (Old Pete) Longstreet, was the son of a Georgia family and grew up in Gainesville. A professional soldier before the War, he became controversial after the War when he became a Republican. Learn more about General Longstreet by clicking here.

A Georgia General

General Howell Cobb, an Athens native who once had his eye on the U.S. presidency, was considered for the presidency of the Confederacy. A lawyer, before the War he was speaker of the U.S. House, governor of Georgia, and U.S. Secretary of the Treasury. He gave up a position in President Davis' cabinet to serve in the army. Although he did not become president of the Confederacy, another Georgian, Alexander H. Stephens, a long-time pre-war U.S. Congressman representing Georgia, became its vice president.

Georgia's  Governor

Called the Ploughboy due to his humble origin, Joseph E. Brown , a pre-war lawyer, businesman, and politician, was governor when the War began and served in that position throughout the War. After the War, he served as one of Georgia's U.S. Senators and headed Atlanta's Board of Education.