New Lecture Series
The Union
County Historical Society has begun a new lecture series. These
lectures will feature speakers on "Life in the Mountains." They
will be held in the courtroom of the Historic Union County Court
House on the Square on the second Saturday of each month at 7:00
p.m.
This lecture will be on Saturday,
February 9th. The
Speaker will be John Latty. He will speak on the
Confederate 11th Georgia Volunteer Calvary Regiment.
They were primarily young
men and boys led by veterans who had gone to war in the early,
heady days, and experienced firsthand the horrible carnage. The
result was a military unit with a fascinating history. This
regiment was commanded by Union County officers and all of the men
were from the mountains. Most of the men were from Union or Towns
counties. The 11th Georgia fought Sherman at Atlanta and during
his March to the
Sea. They were
also engaged against local bushwhackers and
deserters.
John Latty is the
author of the new book
A Fine Body of Athletic Soldiers: A History of the 11th Georgia
Calvary Regiment. He is also the author of
The Gallant Little 7th:
A history of the 7th Georgia Cavalry Regiment
and A Place Called Calvary, a history
of Calvary Baptist Church of Gainesville,
Georgia.
The
11th Georgia Cavalry
The 11th was organized near Athens, Ga.
in November of 1864. It was created from the newly formed 30th
Georgia Cavalry Battalion and 4 independent companies. One of these
companies was Young's Company from Union County.
Dr. Andrew Young of
the 30th became Colonel, commanding on 11/14/1864.
H.
W. Barclay of the
30th became Lt. Colonel, later commandingl of the 11th Ga. Barclay
was formerly of the 23rd Ga. Vol. Inf. They fought at Atlanta and
in North-east Georgia. Most of the 11th was captured at Savannah
and Macon.
A letter from Hugh W. Barclay telling of a battle at Olustee,
Florida.
Click here to download H.W. Barclay's letter
about the Olustee battle PDF
The Barclay Brothers of Union County
[All Confederate]
Elihu
S. Sandy Barclay
Colonel commanding, Infantry Battalion,
Phillip’s Legion, as a major was severely wounded
and captured at the Battle
of South Mountain, P.O.W.
at Fort Delaware,
exchanged. Effects of his wounds forced him to drop out of the
Gettysburg Campaign. State Representative during the war.
Burial: St Andrews Cemetery, Darien, Ga
William
P. Barclay
Colonel
commanding, 23rd Georgia Volunteer Infantry Regiment,
Killed In Action,
leading his men at Sharpsburg (Antietam) on the bloodiest day of
the war.
Burial: among the unknown dead from Antietam
Hugh W. Barclay
Lt. Colonel commanding, 30th Battalion
Georgia Volunteer Cavalry, then Lt. Colonel commanding 11th Georgia
Volunteer Cavalry Regiment. Originally in 23rd G.V.I.R.,
P.O.W.,
exchanged,
Burial: Austin,Texas
Julius
Barclay
The
youngest brother Julius Barclay was Captain of Co G “Blood Mountain
Tigers”, 52nd G.V.I.R. and was
Killed In Action at
the Battle of Atlanta.
Burial: Unknown
Dr.
Andrew Young
Lt. Colonel
commanding, 30th Ga. Cavalry Battalion, Colonel commanding 11th
Georgia Volunteer Cavalry Regiment. Young was a physician/surgeon.
Brother-in- Law of the Barclay brothers
Burial: Texas
Union
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