Bill Text: GA SR1075 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: CSA Army of Tennessee Highway; dedicate

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)

Status: (Passed) 2010-05-24 - Act 436 [SR1075 Detail]

Download: Georgia-2009-SR1075-Introduced.html

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10 LC 34 2498

Senate Resolution 1075

By: Senators Mullis of the 53rd, Bulloch of the 11th and Heath of the 31st

A RESOLUTION

Dedicating the CSA Army of Tennessee Highway; and for other purposes.

WHEREAS, the Battle of Chickamauga, named after the Chickamauga Creek which flowed nearby, was fought September 19-20, 1863, and involved more than 150,000 soldiers of the Northern and Southern armies; and

WHEREAS, the landscape of the battle was one where neither army wanted to fight, and the thick forest limited visibility to 150 feet, less than the range of a rifle; cannon were useless, and often the fighting was hand-to-hand; and

WHEREAS, during the battle, soldiers were cared for in the nearby homes and adjacent buildings, with many Union doctors remaining behind to care for the wounded after the Southern victory, and many parched and wounded soldiers of both sides drank from the town's bubbling Crawfish Spring, still active today; and

WHEREAS, the corridor of the highway dedicated in this resolution follows the general route of march for the army that fought in the Battle of Chickamauga; and

WHEREAS, it is only fitting to honor the brave men who fought and died here with a lasting memorial to their sacrifice.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA that the members of this body dedicate the portion of SR 1 from its intersection with SR 48 in Summerville north through LaFayette on US Highway 27/SR 1 north through Shields Cross Road, US Highway 27/SR 1, to the intersection of Old LaFayette Road and Frank Gleason Highway as the CSA Army of Tennessee Highway.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Transportation is authorized and directed to erect and maintain appropriate signs dedicating the road facility named in this resolution.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed to transmit appropriate copies of this resolution to the City of Chickamauga and to the Department of Transportation.