In Their Own Words on This Day. . . In London, the Earl of Egmont recorded this evening's meeting of the Georgia Trustees. That he had disbursed on their account already 1,000 florins. Mr. Newman desire we would give the Society an account of the expense to send these people over, which we ordered our accountant to do next Friday. Some persons applied to go to Georgia.
Election day is fast approaching and political excitement is running high.
1863 John Banks of Columbus had seven sons to fight for the Confederacy. I have sent son Kelly after Willis and at this writing have not heard from him. Willis was taken from the field. His telegram is dated at Adairsville. This battle has lasted several days and been most fatal.