The Life and Times of Wesley Olin Connor
and strange to say, slept very comfortably."
Cumberland Gap
February 28, 1862
Wesley Olin Connor was mustered into the Confederate States Service at Big Shanty, Cobb County, June 11, 1861. He participated in the following engagements:
| Cumberland Gap | Tazewell, Tennessee |
| Warrenton, Mississippi | Baker's Creek |
| Seige of Vicksburg | Lookout-Point |
| Missionary Ridge | Rocky Face |
| Resaca | New Hope Church |
| Atlanta | Jonesboro |
| Franklin, Tennessee | Columbia, Tennessee |
| Nashville | Salisbury, North Carolina |
He was wounded at Resaca and hospitalized for six weeks in Macon, Georgia. Wesley Olin Connor was captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi July 4, 1863 and paroled. Again, captured at Salisbury, North Carolina, April 13, 1865 and was confined in prison at Camp Chase near Columbus, Ohio for about six-weeks in April, May, and June 1865. He was released June 13, 1865 in taking the oath of allegiance to United States government. After the War, Connor returned to Cave Springs, Georgia and helped his sister who had lost her husband in the war. In 1867, he was elected Principal of the Georgia School for the Deaf where he remained a beloved educator for the next 49 years.
Highlights of the Exhibit:
- Uniform and Dress of the Army of the Confederate States... Richmond : Chas. H. Wynne, Printer, 94 Main Street. Lithographs by E. Crehen. 1861
- Roster of the Cherokee Artillery
- Photograph of the Reunion of the members of the CherokeeArtillery - September 14-15, 1904
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