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Notes
Dial MillCivil War
20 Comments
30 Aug 02:45
Randall.Lohr
During the last days of the Civil War, Maj. Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman Marched his Union troops from Atlanta GA to Savannah GA, burning every home and barn they passed along the way. Early in this journey, his troops marched past the Dial Mill in Conyers, GA. (It was already over 30 years old at this time having been built on what was still Cherokee Indian land prior to the trail of tears march and the disposition of the natives.)
Sherman's troops prepared to burn down the mill and piled old corn cobs from the harvested grain against the building to assure a quick burn. The wife of the mill's owner ran out and pleaded with General Sherman not to burn the mill. She told him it was the only source of food for the many widows and children in the area. (her wounded veteran husband was hiding under the mill) Sherman might as well kill them all then if he was going to burn down the mill as the result would be the same. She offered him gifts of food and tobacco as she pleaded her case. Sherman accepted her gifts, turned to his troops, set guards around the property and said that the first man to try to do harm to the people or destroy the buildings was to be shot on sight. A t the top of the old Dial Mill in Conyers GA is this air filter mechanism, the mill was deemed to be a technological marvel in it's day, and I can attest that it is indeed well constructed. Almost 200 years since it was built, it still stands, hidden by tall live oaks and Georgia hardwood forest. The amazing thing is that almost no one knows it is here.
30 Aug 02:52
miltonv
:D
30 Aug 06:08
inkslinger
Excellent details again Randall...
30 Aug 07:51
arthakker
9.5 double cool!
30 Aug 08:05
blombard
Great work and superb story !
30 Aug 08:19
jozefdeak
.-)
30 Aug 10:43
hsnlz
Mükemmel çalışma ve hikaye. Tebrikler!
30 Aug 11:39
flipd1
You certainly got a lot of detail and squeezed every ounce of light you could out of this puppy
30 Aug 12:20
arnie58
Interesting history - I guess it shows even in nightmare times compassion sometimes brings out the light.
30 Aug 15:30
cloudberry
Nice details, Great commentary
30 Aug 16:54
chema
Perfect process
30 Aug 17:24
sanz3jo
10
30 Aug 17:27
pandarino
yes now
30 Aug 17:34
karl_oparka
10
30 Aug 17:35
bessi7
10
31 Aug 00:50
genti
Perfect
10+
31 Aug 00:58
vendenis
Full score my friend!
31 Aug 16:51
newmikey
Great image and subject matter!
31 Aug 22:36
digicam
Just got power back since Hurricane Isaac. We got the brunt of the storm and was in the EYE for 4 hours. Top winds, 110 at my house. Congrats on POTD.... Well Deserved.
During the last days of the Civil War, Maj. Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman Marched his Union troops from Atlanta GA to Savannah GA, burning every home and barn they passed along the way. Early in this journey, his troops marched past the Dial Mill in Conyers, GA. (It was already over 30 years old at this time having been built on what was still Cherokee Indian land prior to the trail of tears march and the disposition of the natives.) Sherman's troops prepared to burn down the mill and piled old corn cobs from the harvested grain against the building to assure a quick burn. The wife of the mill's owner ran out and pleaded with General Sherman not to burn the mill. She told him it was the only source of food for the many widows and children in the area. (her wounded veteran husband was hiding under the mill) Sherman might as well kill them all then if he was going to burn down the mill as the result would be the same. She offered him gifts of food and tobacco as she pleaded her case. Sherman accepted her gifts, turned to his troops, set guards around the property and said that the first man to try to do harm to the people or destroy the buildings was to be shot on sight. A t the top of the old Dial Mill in Conyers GA is this air filter mechanism, the mill was deemed to be a technological marvel in it's day, and I can attest that it is indeed well constructed. Almost 200 years since it was built, it still stands, hidden by tall live oaks and Georgia hardwood forest. The amazing thing is that almost no one knows it is here.
:D
Excellent details again Randall...
9.5 double cool!
Great work and superb story !
.-)
Mükemmel çalışma ve hikaye. Tebrikler!
You certainly got a lot of detail and squeezed every ounce of light you could out of this puppy
Interesting history - I guess it shows even in nightmare times compassion sometimes brings out the light.
Nice details, Great commentary
Perfect process
10
yes now
10
10
Perfect 10+
Full score my friend!
Great image and subject matter!
Just got power back since Hurricane Isaac. We got the brunt of the storm and was in the EYE for 4 hours. Top winds, 110 at my house. Congrats on POTD.... Well Deserved.
Well done here Randall :-)