The Georgia Civil War Commission was created by the 1993 Georgia
General Assembly. It's mandate, as spelled out in Senate Resolution 21 is
"to coordinate planning, preservation, and promotion of structures, buildings,
sites, and battlefields associated with this significant period of our common heritage".

The Commission is to "develop as State of Georgia Civil War Sites Heritage plan. The plan will promote heritage tourism and provide incentives to local landowners and local governments to preserve Civil War battlefields and historic sites".

The Commission is to "acquire or provide funds for the acquisition of Civil War battlefields, cemeteries, and other historic properties. The Commission can "receive and accept loans, gifts, grants, donations or contributions of property".

  
 

Georgia Civil War Commission Members

 
 

Tommy Barber (LtG-12/09) Past Chair
3696 Wildwood Farms Dr, Duluth 30096
(H) 770-368-0414       (C) 770-833-9840
(F) 770-368-1853  tommybarber@comcast.net

C. Kelly Barrow (LtG-12/09) Treasurer
621 Forrest Ave, Griffin 30224
(W) 678-583-8919      (H) 770-412-1646
(C) 770-468-4246  kiltedkelly@inbox.com

John Culpepper (Gov-4/08) Chair
1133 Brotherton La, Chickamauga 30707
(W) 706-375-3177      (H) 706-375-4230
jonbre318@aol.com
jculpepper@comcast.net

Douglas R. Davis (Spkr-7/07)6/08? Secretary
P.O. Box 786, Powder Springs 30127
(W) 770-222-7030      (H) 770-434-0762
drd44@aol.com

Dr. Gene Hatfield (Spkr-6/05)
9274 Betony Woods Trail, Jonesboro 30236
(W) 770-961-3463      (H) 770-471-2289
(F) 770-961-3700
genehatfield@mail.clayton.edu

Hugh K. " Rusty" Henderson (Spkr-7/07)
1822 Knox St, Dublin 31021
(W) 478-272-1525      (H) 478-272-8190
(C) 478-998-2474
rusty_henderson2000@yahoo.com

Mauriel Philips Joslyn (Spkr-7/07)  
837 Jones St, Sparta 31087
(W&F) 706-444-7412 (H) 706-444-0407
(C) 229-881-6472       maurielj@aol.com

Jan Burroughs Loftis (Gov-6/07)
1432 Waters Edge Dr, Augusta (not for mail)
409 Kelsey Mountain Rd, Dillard 30537
(H) 828 526 1613        (C) 706-799-2334
beegumgal@aol.com

Eunice Mixon (LtG-12/09)
152 Mixon-Abbott Rd, Tifton 31794
(H) 229-382-3817       (C) 229-388-3521
(F) 229-382-6183       emixon@mchsi.com

John Odom (LtG-12/09)
16203 Abercorn St
Savannah 31405
(W) 912-826-4057      (C) 912-661-4797
metsurg@aol.com

Olin Pound (Spkr-9/07)
63 26th Ave, Eastman 31023
(H) 478-374-4533       (C) 478-285-2862
oc16oz@bellsouth.net

Jimmy Rhodes (Gov-6/08)
P.O. Box 70, Newton 39870
(W) 229-734-5420      (H) 229-734-5343
(C) 229-881-6472       (F) 229-734-4783
reprhodes1@aol.com

R. Edward Shelor (Gov-6/09)
Georgia Military College
Milledgeville 31061
(W) 478-445-1168
eshelor@gmc.cc.ga.us

Dr. Melvin T. Steely (Gov-6/08) Vice Chair
60 S Greenwood Dr, Carrollton 30117
(H) 770-834-2851    melvinsteely@charter.net

James Yancey (LtG-12/09)
337 Pine St
Atlanta 30308
(W) 404-865-7132      (H) 404-872-2331
james.yancey@nara.gov

Commission Staff
Georgia Civil War Commission
75 Fifth St., Ste 1200, Atlanta 30308
404-962-4174

Barry L. Brown
(H) 770-469-5264      
bbrown@georgia.org
bleob1864@yahoo.com

Rich Elwell

 

Mary Jo Volkert
maryjo.volkert@law.state.ga.us