Ladies and Gentlemen,

I will be speaking to the Colonel Joseph T. McConnell Sons of Confederate Veterans Camp, Ringgold, Georgia at 7 p.m., February 27, 2003 at the Catoosa County Library. I will be speaking about Colonel McConnell and the 39th Georgia Volunteer Infantry.

Here are the directions on how to get to the library from Chattanooga. Take I-75 South to Battlefield Pkwy exit (2nd exit in GA). Turn right off ramp. Continue on GA 2A (Battlefield Pky) through one red light. Old Mill rd is appx. 1/3 mile on Right from light. There is a large sign that says Benton Place and a small Library sign. Turn right. The library is in Benton place. Take the first entrance on the right. The library is the first bldg. on the right.

Here are the directions on how to get to the library from the south. Take I-75 North to Battlefield Pkwy exit. Turn left off of ramp. Continue on GA 2A (Battlefield Pky) through one red light. Old Mill rd is appx. 1/3 mile on Right from light. There is a large sign that says Benton Place and a small Library sign. Turn right. The library is in Benton place. Take the first entrance on the right. The library is the first bldg. on the right.

I hope to see each and everyone that can make it.

Respectfully,

Gerald D. Hodge, Jr.
Niota, Tennessee
War Between the States Historian
Historian: 39th Georgia Infantry Regiment
Web Master: http://39thGAVOLINFRGT.homestead.com/39thHomepage.html