Content of Act/Resolution

PART IV.--RESOLUTIONS.
TITLE II. MISCELLANEOUS.

1935 Vol. 1 -- Page: 1249

Sequential Number: 463

Short Title: BATTLEFIELD MEMORIAL AND PARK.
Law Number: NO. 71.
Type: A RESOLUTION.

Whereas the last battle of the war between the States was fought on the hills overlooking the Chattahoochee River in Phenix City, Russell County, Alabama, April 16, 1865, in defense of Columbus, Georgia; and whereas the said battlefield is still marked by breastworks and trenches used at that time, and is a place of great natural beauty, and is a suitable place for a national park; and whereas it is a policy of the government of the United States to make and preserve places and things of interest and historical importance; and whereas, it would be fitting and proper to build on said battlefield a suitable memorial to the perpetual peace of the states of the American Union; and whereas, the creation of such a park and the erection of such a memorial would be of interest to all the people of the United States.
[Sidenote: Preamble.]

Now, therefore, be resolved by the Senate of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, the House of Representatives concurring herein, that the Congress of the United States be and it is hereby requested to appropriate sufficient funds to acquire and provide a fit and proper memorial on the site of the last battle of the war between the States at Phenix City, Russell County, Alabama, and provide or create on said site a National Park. That the members of the House of Representatives from the State of Georgia and the members of the United States Senate of the State of Georgia be and they are hereby requested to actively support such legislation as may be necessary to establish and provide such memorial and national park.
[Sidenote: Congress memorialized for appropriation to create park, etc.]

Approval Date: Approved March 28, 1935.