Georgia (U.S. State) in The American Civil War - Home Front

Home Front

Governor Joseph E. Brown was a leading secessionist in 1861, taking his state out of the Union and into the Confederacy. A firm believer in state's rights, he defied the national government's wartime policies. He resisted the Confederate military draft, and tried to keep as many soldiers at home as possible (to fight off invaders, he said). Brown challenged Confederate impressment of animals, goods, and slaves. Several other governors followed his lead.

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