At the time of the Civil War, the Georgia state capital was located here, rather than in Atlanta.
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Milledgeville. It was Georgia’s fourth capital and was chosen for its central location and abundant springs. A private of the New York State Volunteer Infantry, upon burning the shoe factory at Milledgeville, wrote that the factory had produced most of the shoes for the Confederacy.