As we approach Halloween, a short description of burial and mourning practices during the Civil War.

Please join us on a Haunted Habersham History, Mystery, Murder and Mayhem walking tour of downtown Clarkesville, from Sept 18 until Halloween.  $10 per person, meet at the theater downtown.  7:00 on Friday and Saturday, 5:00 on Sunday.

https://sites.google.com/view/clarkesvilletour

Also visit my new podcast- Civil War Sketches; stories of the war and the world around it.  Available on Apple Podcasts or anywhere you listen

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An interview with Lynne and Glenn Smith- Authors of the book Wash.  Wash was a Banks County resident who was convicted of murder in 1928.  The book presents his story and an argument that he actually acted in self-defense.

The book is available on Amazon, click the link.

If you are subscribed, I will post some spooky Halloween stuff in October, but this is the last regular episode.  Hope to see you at my new podcast- Civil War Sketches.  Thanks for listening!

link to Civil War Sketches

It can also be found on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Google Podcasts

Stories from the Hills, Songs from the Valleys:  The Moving Through Georgia book!  Available on Amazon in paperback or Kindle

The controversial governor of Georgia during the Civil War, Joe Brown was often at odds with Jefferson Davis' government in Richmond.  Who was really fighting the war- was it a unified Confederate States of America army, or a group of individual states' armies?  In this episode Governor Brown explores the limits and difficulties of state's rights.

A visit to a mill in Banks County and a little bit about how mills work.

Ragsdale Mill:  https://millpictures.com/mills.php?millid=693

In the 'Hands up!' episode I told the story of Bill Miner.  He was a famous train robber from Canada who pulled his last job robbing a train outside Gainesville.  It's a good story, and when I found some further details about the train robbery and Miner's capture, plus two escape attempts from prison, I couldn't resist.  

A quick discussion of the tools and processes that were used in Georgia to find gold.

Ty Cobb was one of the best baseball players ever.  Through the years he gained a reputation as a drinker, a fighter, and a racist- but this reputation may not have been deserved.  For years all I knew about Cobb was that he was from Banks County and that he was a jerk; of course there is more to the story than that.  

A short look at some of the items found in local newspapers around the turn of the century.