Remembering Milledgeville: Historic Tales from Georgia's Antebellum Capital

The history of this quintessential Southern town is best enjoyed on a sunny afternoon with a big glass of sweet tea. Whether it's the battle for a bridge, the loss of life and limb by cannon fire, or the efforts of the community to fight a fire and save the old statehouse, readers will delight in this journey through Milledgeville's important and often colorful past. Milledgeville's resident and local historian Hugh Harrington leads visitors and locals alike through the fascinating and often bizarre stories of life in the antebellum capital of Georgia. Harrington's "'Round and About'? column has appeared in the Baldwin Bulletin over 100 times, and his work as appeared in other publications such as Georgia Backroads , Georgia Historical Quarterly , America's Civil War , Muzzle Blasts , and more. He is also the author of Civil War Tales from the Confederate Capital of Georgia and More Milledgeville Memories .