DaltonNow.com (Georgia): Library receives book on Revolutionary War
Recently, Vice Regent Dr. Dorothy T. Weathersby and Regent Virgelia Meek of the Robert Loughridge chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR), presented a copy of “Revolutionary War Patriots” to Joe Forsee, director of the Northwest Georgia Regional Library. The book will be maintained in the Local History and Genealogy Room of the library in Dalton.
Revolutionary War Patriots contains 43 short biographies of patriots whose descendants currently live in and around Whitfield and Murray counties.
Members of the chapter submitted these short biographies that detail the lives and contributions made by citizen-soldiers during the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783). Compiled and edited by Weathersby, these stories show the variety of contributions made by these patriots to the American cause. Some of these men provided military service in the Continental Army or local militia. Others served in local or state government offices, while others served as members of legislative bodies, signed declarations, or provided supplies and services to the Continental forces.
Appendices in the book include patriots’ contributions to the war, writers of the patriot biographies and overviews of both the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Gov. John Milledge chapter and National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Robert Loughridge chapter.
The Robert Loughridge chapter is currently selling these books. Anyone interested in purchasing a copy should contact Bitsy McFarland at (706) 278-5277.
