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Joshua Hill of Madison

Joshua Hill of Madison Civil War Unionist and Georgia's First Republican Senator, 1812-1891

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"In 1876, Joshua Hill mused, 'not a foot print will remain to show that I was of those who lingered by the stormy sea of politics.' He was too pessimistic about his legacy. Distinguished Georgia historian Tom Dyer declared that Hill was 'undoubtedly Georgia's most prominent wartime Unionist.' Nevertheless, Hill's career lacks the full biography that it deserves. Joshua Hill served in the United States House of Representatives prior to the Civil War and strongly opposed secession. During the War he ran for governor as the so-called peace candidate and later met with William T. Sherman in peace negotiations that failed. In November 1864 when the March to the Sea reached his hometown, Hill interceded with the Union command and earned his legendary title as the man who saved Madison, the village 'too pretty to burn.' During Reconstruction, Hill supported Republican President Ulysses S. Grant and endorsed black suffrage, yet he clashed with

Book information

ISBN: 9780881469608
Publisher: Mercer University Press
Imprint: Mercer University Press
Pub date:
Edition: 1st
DEWEY: 973.7092
DEWEY edition: 23/eng/20250203
Language: English
Weight: -1g