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Georgia History Timeline / Chronology 1838
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| February 12, 1838 |
Dahlonega mint officially opens for business
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Dahlonega, Georgia |
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Dahlonega Mint |
| April 6, 1838 |
Winfield Scott is given command of federal forces in the Cherokee Nation. |
| April 21, 1838 |
First coins ($5.00 gold pieces) are produced at the at the U.S. mint in Dahlonega, Georgia.
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Dahlonega, Georgia |
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Dahlonega Mint |
| April 23, 1838 |
Transcendentalist Ralph Waldo Emerson writes a letter against the removal of the Cherokee to President Martin van Buren |
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Ralph Waldo Emerson Letter Against Cherokee Removal |
| May 6, 1838 |
General Winfield Scott appointed head of federal troops in Georgia
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| May 25, 1838 |
On this date all parcels of land distributed in the 1832 land lotteries are distributed to the winning settlers. Prior to this date settlers could not take control of land if a Cherokee resided there.
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| May 27, 1838 |
40 militia skirmish with a band of Seminole, Okefenokee Swamp
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Okefenokee Swamp |
| July 22, 1838 |
The Wildes Family massacre occurs at the family homestead a few miles south of present-day Waycross. It is the last Indian attack in the state of Georgia.
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Ware County, Georgia |
| September 17, 1838 |
15 students attend Emory College in Oxford, Georgia.
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Ignatius Few |
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Emory University |
| December 28, 1838 |
Chattooga County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Chattooga County, Georgia |
| December 29, 1838 |
Springville (now Powder Springs) incorporated
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