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Georgia History Timeline / Chronology 1868
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| January 13, 1868 |
Thomas Ruger ordered to become "provisional governor" of Georgia, replacing Gov. Charles Jenkins, who refused to pay for a state constitutional convention. Jenkins flees the state.
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Charles Jones Jenkins |
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Governors of Georgia, 1801-1900
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| February 9, 1868 |
Lucien Lamar Knight born, Atlanta, Georgia
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| April 20, 1868 |
Atlanta becomes Georgia's state capital
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Milledgeville |
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Baldwin County, Georgia |
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Atlanta becomes Georgia's capital |
| April 26, 1868 |
Although predating the end of the Civil War, this marks the first official celebration of Confederate Memorial Day
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| May 11, 1868 |
Convict leasing program starts in Georgia
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| June 16, 1868 |
The Atlanta Constitution, founded by Colonel Carey W. Stiles, is published for the first time
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| July 4, 1868 |
The Georgia Legislature meets in Atlanta for the first time.
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| July 21, 1868 |
Georgia ratifies the 14th Amendment to the Constitution
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Georgia, the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the United States Constitution
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| July 22, 1868 |
Gov. Rufus Bullock inaugurated
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Governors of Georgia, 1801-1900
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A Republican governor |
| July 23, 1868 |
"Bush Arbor" protests Bullock's inauguration
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Governors of Georgia, 1801-1900
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| September 19, 1868 |
During a Republican rally in Camille, Georgia, violence flares in front of the Mitchell County Courthouse.
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Mitchell County, Georgia |
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Violence in Camille, GA |
| October 9, 1868 |
Howell Cobb dies, New York City
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Howell Cobb |
| December 30, 1868 |
'Ogeechee Troubles' begin
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