Charles S. Bullock, professor of public and international affairs at the University of Georgia, will speak at the Georgia Archives Friday Sept. 2, as part of its free Lunch and Learn lecture series.
Studies of the American Revolution in Georgia have focused primarily on events in or near Savannah and Augusta, overlooking important aspects that occurred farther south along the coast. When the Revolution began, Sunbury was Georgia’s second-largest port and an important trade center. The surrounding settlements were more active in support of the Revolutionary movement than their counterparts elsewhere in the colony, and took an active role in promoting Georgia’s involvement in the Revolution.
This presentation will review the Revolutionary movement in the Sunbury area, and the region’s direct involvement in the conflict, particularly the construction of Fort Morris to defend the port, the successful defense of the fort in 1778, and the British capture of Fort Morris in 1779, an important element in the royal effort to regain control of Georgia.
The program requires no registration and is free and open to the public.
The Georgia Archives is a unit of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia and identifies, collects, manages, preserves, and publicizes records and information of Georgia and its people and assists state and local government agencies with their records management. This work is done within the framework of the USG’s mission to create a more highly educated Georgia.
