BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20130425T230000Z DTEND:20130426T000000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Bartow History Museum Evening Lecture: Nightmare of the Roswell Mill Workers DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, April 25\, 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM\n\n Bartow History Museum\n\n 4 E. Church Street Cartersville\n\n\nThe Nightmare of the Roswell Mill Workers\n\nOn Thursday\, April 25\, 2013 at 7:00 p.m.\, Bartow History Museum welcomes guest speaker\, Phillip Whiteman\, Civil War reenactor and historian\, who will discuss the infamous story of the Roswell Mill workers\, who were arrested for treason during the American Civil War. \n\n\n\nThe small town of Roswell\, Georgia operated three textile mills during the Civil War. As the Union army arrived in July 1864\, an effort was made to protect the mills from capture but it failed. General Sherman wrote to the Union officer capturing the town: "I repeat my orders that you arrest all people\, male and female\, connected with those factories\, no matter what the clamor\, and let them foot it\, under guard\, to Marietta\, whence I will send them by cars to the North." The 400 Roswell mill operatives were joined by another Georgia town's mill employees\, who were also arrested. What happened to them after they were deported from the South? Join us as we look at the plight of the women\, children\, and a few men who\, as civilians\, became the target of a policy called 'total war' during the summer of 1864 in Georgia.\n\n\n\nThis Evening Lecture will take place at the Bartow History Museum located at\n\n4 E. Church Street in downtown Cartersville. Parking is available next to the building. The lecture is free to members and included with the price of admission for not-yet members. For more information on this and other BHM programs\, call 770-382-3818\, ext. 6288 or visit our website at www.bartowhistorymuseum.org. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
\n Thursday\, April 25\, 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
\n Bartow History Museum
\n 4 E. Church Street Cartersville
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\nThe Nightmare of the Roswell Mill Workers
\nOn Thursday\, April 25\, 2013 at 7:00 p.m.\, Bartow History Museum \;welcomes guest speaker\, Phillip Whiteman\, Civil War reenactor and historian\, who will discuss the infamous story of the Roswell Mill workers\, who were arrested for treason during the American Civil War. \;
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\nThe small town of Roswell\, Georgia operated three textile mills during the Civil War. As the Union army arrived in July 1864\, an effort was made to protect the mills from capture but it failed. General Sherman wrote to the Union officer capturing the town: "\;I repeat my orders that you arrest all people\, male and female\, connected with those factories\, no matter what the clamor\, and let them foot it\, under guard\, to Marietta\, whence I will send them by cars to the North."\; The 400 Roswell mill operatives were joined by another Georgia town'\;s mill employees\, who were also arrested. What happened to them after they were deported from the South? \; Join us as we look at the plight of the women\, children\, and a few men who\, as civilians\, became the target of a policy called '\;total war'\; during the summer of 1864 in Georgia.
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\nThis Evening Lecture will take place at the Bartow History Museum located at
\n4 E. Church Street in downtown Cartersville. \; Parking is available next to the building. \; The lecture is free to members and included with the price of admission for not-yet members. \;For more information on this and other BHM programs\, call 770-382-3818\, ext. 6288 or visit our website at www.bartowhistorymuseum.org. \;
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\n LOCATION:Bartow History Museum 4 E. Church Street Cartersville\, GA 30120 UID:e.1202.121539 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260518T172837Z URL:https://business.cartersvillechamber.com/events/details/bartow-history-museum-evening-lecture-nightmare-of-the-roswell-mill-workers-04-25-2013-121539 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR