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| "Family History Preserved" |
| University of Georgia archivisit Linda Aaron, with Mary Johnson and Sindney Fortson have preserved more than 100 Civil War letters that were donated by Johnson and Fortson.
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Benjamin Hill
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 Benjamin Hill graduated from the University of Georgia with
honors in 1844 and became an outstanding lawyer. A voice of
moderation, he opposed secession, but when Georgia left the
Union he loyally served the Confederate cause. After the war,
he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives and the
U.S. Senate from Georgia and was the first powerful voice of
"The New South."
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Hill's postwar home, located at 570 Prince Avenue in
Athens,
Georgia has been faithfully restored by the University of
Georgia. it now serves as the private residence of the
University president.
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