Bill Text: GA HR989 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Civil War; 150th anniversary; recognize
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 6)
Status: (Passed) 2011-04-12 - House Read and Adopted [HR989 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2011-HR989-Introduced.html
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House
Resolution 989
By:
Representatives Allison of the
8th,
Austin of the
10th,
Greene of the
149th,
Brockway of the
101st,
Benton of the
31st,
and others
A
RESOLUTION
Recognizing
the 150th anniversary of the start of the Civil War; and for other
purposes.
WHEREAS,
on April 12, 1861, Confederate troops fired on Fort Sumter, South Carolina,
marking the start of the Civil War; and
WHEREAS,
at the conclusion of the Civil War in 1865, there had been over 1 million
casualties with over 620,000 soldiers lost; and
WHEREAS,
Georgia sent 100,000 soldiers to battle during the Civil War and lost 18,253;
and
WHEREAS,
six United States Presidents fought in the Civil War and include Ulysses S.
Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes, James A. Garfield, Chester A. Arthur, Benjamin
Harrison, and William McKinley; and
WHEREAS,
numerous governors of the State of Georgia served with distinction during the
Civil War, including Thomas H. Ruger, James M. Smith, Alfred H. Colquitt,
Alexander A. Stephens, Henry D. McDaniel, John B. Gordon, Allen D. Candler, and
Nathaniel E. Harris; and
WHEREAS,
the Civil War pitted family members against one another and was a turning point
in this nation's and state's history.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of
this body recognize the 150th anniversary of the start of the Civil War and
honor the lives and memories of the many lives lost as a result of the
war.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized
and directed to make available an appropriate copy of this resolution to members
of the public and the press.
