1 50 2 https://omeka.lib.auburn.edu/files/original/49871f7ed47d430a45451c0f31dba764.jpg c516bf190397d29034b255cbc79374ee Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lovell Rousseau Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="http://www.nps.gov/resources/person.htm?id=41" target="_blank">National Park Service: Lovell Rousseau</a> https://omeka.lib.auburn.edu/files/original/f3e57f0013ea51289445576e547bd6f3.jpg b736bcea73641651556dbce05e13349b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Major General James H. Wilson Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="http://loc.gov/pictures/resource/cwpb.06208/" target="_blank">Portrait of Major General James H. Wilson, Library of Congress.</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Alabama Places and Spaces Subject The topic of the resource Alabama Cultural Resource Survey Description An account of the resource Alabama Cultural Resource Survey Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Alabama Cultural Resource Survey Auburn University Keith S. Hebert Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Auburn University University of North Alabama Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rousseau and Wilson's Raids Subject The topic of the resource Lee County, AL; Civil War; Union Army; Rousseau, Major General Lovell Harrison; Sherman, General William T.; Decatur; Johnston, Major General Joseph; Atlanta; Confederate Army; Texas Hospital; Wilson, General James H.; Phenix City; Columbus, GA Description An account of the resource On July 10, 1864, Major General William T. Sherman ordered Major General Lovell Harrison Rousseau to depart from Decatur, Alabama with approximately 2,500 men. Their goal was to sever the Montgomery and West Point railroads - a vital link for funneling supplies from central Alabama to Confederate Major General Joe Johnston's overwhelmed and outnumbered forces in Atlanta. Along the way, Rousseau's men were to destroy every scrap of government supplies or materials that could be used to aid the Confederate defense of Atlanta. Local slaves in the Auburn/Opelika area funneled information to Rousseau and his men about the area's weak defenses. In Auburn, only a handful of patients at the Texas Hospital were able to offer even token resistance. As Rousseau and his cavalry rumbled through the streets of Auburn and then Opelika, they burned warehouses, burned train depots, the post office, and disabled the local rolling stocks. Union soldiers returned once again on April 15, 1865, this time under the command of Major General James H. Wilson. They swept through Auburn, Opelika, and Phenix City, before finally making their way across the 14th Street Bridge into their intended target, the massive industrial city of Columbus, Georgia. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Joshua Shiver Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Alabama Cultural Resource Survey Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2014-12-5 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Joshua Shiver Relation A related resource <a href="http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/face/Article.jsp?id=h-3596" target="_blank">Encyclopedia of Alabama: Rousseau's Raid</a><br /><a href="http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/face/Article.jsp?id=h-1375" target="_blank">Encyclopedia of Alabama: Wilson's Raid</a><br /><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/1864/08/03/news/gen-rousseau-s-raid-highly-interesting-particulars-expedition-departure-decatur.html" target="_blank">New York Times July 27, 1864: Gen. Rousseau's Raid</a><br /><a href="http://alabamamaps.ua.edu/historicalmaps/civilwar/unionroutes.html" target="_blank">Routes of Union Activity in Alabama (Maps)</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPEG and Text Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Still Image and Text Atlanta Auburn Civil War Columbus James Wilson Joe Johnston Lovell Rousseau Opelika Phenix City Rousseau's Raid West Point Railroad William T. Sherman Wilson's Raid Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Alabama Places and Spaces Subject The topic of the resource Alabama Cultural Resource Survey Description An account of the resource Alabama Cultural Resource Survey Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Alabama Cultural Resource Survey Auburn University Keith S. Hebert Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Auburn University University of North Alabama Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Phenix City, Alabama Subject The topic of the resource Lee County, AL; Civil War; Phenix City, AL; Columbus, GA; Wilson, Major General James Harrison; Union Army; Russell County, AL Description An account of the resource Formerly known as the city of Girard, Phenix City, Alabama (along with Columbus, Georgia) was the location of one of the last land battles of the Civil War. On April 16, 1865, Bvt. Major General James Harrison Wilson swept through Auburn and Opelika and then into Phenix City with three divisions of Union soldiers. After crossing over the 14th Street Bridge from into Columbus, the once mighty industrial city would fall within mere hours. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Joshua Shiver Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Alabama Cultural Resource Survey Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2014-12-4 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Joshua Shiver Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Text Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text 14th Street Bridge Columbus Girard James Wilson Wilson's Raid