A history of Rome and Floyd County, State of Georgia, United States of America; including numerous incidents of more than local interest, 1540-1922 . to theNorton diary, with a bonfire made outof Rome business and manufacturingestablishments. It was Gen. Davisduty to carry out Shermans ordersto burn certain valuable structures;however, it is understood that M. Corse, serving under Gen. Da-vis, actually applied the torch. A fifth Federal commander ap-peared on the scene after the war. Hewas Capt. Chas. A. de la Mesa, of , 39th New York Infantry during thehostilities. On June 20, 18
A history of Rome and Floyd County, State of Georgia, United States of America; including numerous incidents of more than local interest, 1540-1922 . to theNorton diary, with a bonfire made outof Rome business and manufacturingestablishments. It was Gen. Davisduty to carry out Shermans ordersto burn certain valuable structures;however, it is understood that M. Corse, serving under Gen. Da-vis, actually applied the torch. A fifth Federal commander ap-peared on the scene after the war. Hewas Capt. Chas. A. de la Mesa, of , 39th New York Infantry during thehostilities. On June 20, 1865, la Mesa opened the Freedmens Bu-reau on Broad Street and took chargeas reconstruction commander, withseveral companies of troops.* His po-sition was difficult with so many post-war antagonisms, and he participatedin a number of narrow escapes fromthe infuriated citizenry. He servedtwo or three years. After his death,thought to have taken place in Brook-lyn, N. Y., his widow, Francis A. la Mesa, married Chas. H. Terry,late assistant surgeon of the 13th NewYork cavalry. She died Mar. 9, de la Mesas lived at the MISS MARTHA BERRY (left) and MISSELIZABETH LANIER (Mrs. Robt. Boiling,of Philadelphia), at the Berry home, OakHill. next door to the old Buena Vista Ho-tel. When Gen. Davis came back to Romeafter the fall of Atlanta,** he calledon Mrs. Robt. Battey on First Avenue,dismissing his orderly at the frontdoor. Also paying a call were Mr. andMrs. Addison Maupin, Virginia peo-ple and neighbors. Mr. Maupin kepta drug store at Rome with J. H. Now-lin, under the firm name of Nowlin &Maupin. He had a herd of cows andhad been selling milk to the soldiers,and had had trouble protecting theherd from thieves. The following conversation ensued:Gen. Davis: Mrs. Battey, I want to ask if you can tell me how far it is to Atlanta. Mrs. Battey: You ought to know,General; you have just come fromthere. How far is it to Jacksonville, About as far as it is to
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