The Macon Bill No 2 was an American bill so called from its author, Nathaniel Macon, which was passed by Congress on May the 1st, 1810, as a means of extricating the United States from the difficulties caused by the aggressions of England and France. It provided that commerce should be free, but that if either England should withdraw her Orders in Council or France her Berlin and Milan Decrees, intercourse should be prohibited with the nation which retained them. Research Macon Bill No 2
Nathaniel Macon was an American politician. He was born in 1757 at North Carolina and died in 1837. He was a Representative from 1791 to 1815, was Speaker of the House of Representatives from 1801 to 1807. From 1815 to 1828 he was a Senator from North Carolina. A Democratic-Republican of the strictest type, he was noted for his political uprightness and purity. He was a principal member of the faction called 'Quids'. Research Nathaniel Macon
Sidney Lanier was an American poet and author. He was born in 1842 at Macon, Georgia and died in 1881. He served with the Confederacy during the American Civil War and wrote an account of his experiences in 'Tiger Lilies' published in 1867. Research Sidney Lanier
Stephen C Rowan was an American sailor. He was born in 1808 at Ireland and died in 1890. Emigrating from Ireland to America, he entered the US navy in 1826. He assisted in the capture of Monterey and San Diego in 1846 during the Mexican War, and commanded a naval brigade under Commodore Robert Stockton at San Gabriel and La Mesa. In the American Civil War he commanded the Pawnee at Acquia Creek and Hatteras. He commanded tlie fleet in the attack on Roanoke Island in 1863, fought at New Berne and captured Fort Macon. He commanded The New Ironsides off Charleston from 1862 to 1864. He became superintendent of the Naval Observatory in 1882. Research Stephen Rowan
Jonesboro, Georgia was the scene of a series of short, but sharp engagements during William Sherman's investment of Atlanta in 1864 during the American Civil War. The town was then being held by Hood with some 60,000 Confederates. William Sherman's force was nearly 100,000 strong. There was some fighting between Atlanta and Jonesboro on August the 19th and 20th, Hugh Kilpatrick having been dispatched to destroy the Maconrailroad and encountering a cavalry troop under Ross, whom he defeated. Hugh Kilpatrick was in his turn defeated the next day by a Confederate infantry force. Meantime Hardee had been sent from Atlanta to Jonesboro by Hood to guard his communications. On August the 31st Hardee fell upon the Federal right under Howard and a desperate battle took place, in which Hardee was decidedly beaten and retreated that same night. Research Battles of Jonesboro
The March to the Sea was General Sherman's celebrated march from Atlanta to Savannah with a Union army of over 60,000 men, between November the 15th and December the 31st, 1864 during the American Civil War. Burning the Confederate shops, depots and storehouses, and leaving Thomas with two corps to look after Hood, Sherman set out with the Fifteenth, Seventeenth, Fourteenth and Twentieth corps of infantry, 5063 cavalry under Kilpatrick, 1812 artillerymen, and enormous trains of wagons and ambulances. The line of march extended nearly sixty miles through the very heart of the Confederacy, passing through Rough and Ready, Jonesboro, Covington, McDonough, Macon, Milledgeville, Gibson, Louisville, Millen, Springfield and many smaller towns.
The march was 300 miles in length. The soldiers were allowed to pillage freely, discriminating between the rich and poor. The Georgia Central Railroad was wholly destroyed, besides thousands of dollars' worth of other property. Foraging parties preceded the army, and scouts were kept constantly on the lookout for Confederate attacks. Sherman lost 764 men on the march. Savannah was captured, after some days of siege, on December the 21st, Sherman presenting the-city to Abraham Lincoln as a 'Christmaspresent'. Research March To The Sea
The USS Macon was an American Baltimore Class heavy cruiser of 13600 tons displacement launched in 1944. The USS Macon was powered by eight Babcock and Wilcox oil-fired boilers providing a top speed of 33 knots and carried a complement of 1700 and four aircraft. She was armed with nine 8 inch guns; twelve 5 inch guns; forty-four 40 mm anti-aircraft guns and twenty-eight 20 mm anti-aircraft guns. Research Macon
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