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| Downtown Rome, GA |
The Civil War is one of those topics that not everyone will be completely interested in. In fact, most people today don't have a large interest in the history involving it. I, on the other hand, love it. I am from Rome, Georgia, which is about an hour east of Jacksonville, Alabama. While growing up in Rome, I was always bombarded with Civil War history. There was absolutely no way to escape it. So, I embraced it.
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| Gen. Sherma |
The reason Rome's history of the Civil War is so alive today is because much of the city was left in tact when General Sherman made his march to Atlanta. He absolutely loved the city. Much of his time spent in Rome was to plan out how his attack on Atlanta was going to go down. So, he spent a great deal of time in Rome.
In downtown Rome, there are two churches that really represent the Civil War as a whole. St. Peter's Episcopal Church and the First Presbyterian Church both served as hospitals for the wounded during battle. The reason this represents the war as a whole is because
they not only cared for the Confederate soldiers, but they would take in Union soldiers as well. That shows a great deal of selflessness, and it shows that they could wipe of the pride and tend to the wounded. Also in downtown Rome is the Rome Area History Museum. I would say that over 3/4 of the museum is all Civil War memorabilia and artifacts. It tells such a wonderful and rich heritage of Rome's role during those times.
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| St. Peter's |
Rome, overall, is a wonderful place. It has the world's largest college campus there, which is Berry College. The Coosa River is formed in downtown Rome. It has phenomenal ties with Rome, Italy. However, I think it's the Civil War history that truly ties all of it together that makes Rome's heritage so rich.
I found this really interesting considering I live so close to Rome, Ga. I live about 40 minutes away (Cartersville, Ga) and brother lives in Rome. I had no idea that Sherman went through but did not destroy anything because he loved the city. I also didn't know that those churches were used for hospitals. This is pretty interesting.
ReplyDeleteI also find it very interesting that Sherman did not destroy the city because he loved it. Rome, Georgia, is not far from here, it is neat to have information about Rome's Civil War history. As Mary Anna says, I also did not know the churches were used as hospitals. That is so neat to me. I also think it is interesting that the churches took in both Confederate and Union soldiers.
ReplyDeleteI liked how both the presbyterian church and St. Peter's would take in not only the confederate's but also the Union soldier's. I have a lot of friends who are from Rome, GA but don't know too much about it so hearing about it is pretty interesting. I also like how back then they spent a great deal of time planning on how to attack. These days nobody plans anything we kind of just go with the flow.
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