From July 22nd to July 31st, The Southeastern Underground Radio Fellowship would like to extend a warm welcome to all and intends to spread good cheer and celebration over the last time General Sherman came to town, looking for a light. It isn’t every day that you get to celebrate something that happened 150 years ago; or at least, anything of much consequence.
The Battle of Atlanta was, in fact, the culmination of four different battles: The Battle of Peachtree Creek, The Battle of Bald Hill, The Battle of Ezra Church and The Battle of Jonesboro. These were the major battles of the Atlanta Campaign, which got its start in May of 1864 and finished in September of that same year. The actual fighting in and around what is present day Atlanta started on July 20th at Peachtree Creek, followed by the most pivotal battle, and the one associated with Atlanta the most, Bald Hill, on July 22nd. Atlanta finally fell September 2nd, 1864. President Lincoln was re-elected, due in large part to this Union victory, Sherman went to the sea and Lee surrendered to Grant at Appomattox in April of 1865.
A large part of rebuilding remained to be done after the close of the Civil War, and out of those ashes rose Atlanta, now the de facto capital of The New South. The city logo has two dates: its chartering in 1847 and its rebirth in 1865. Fittingly, the mythical Phoenix is the city symbol.
We’ll be on the bands mostly during the 26th and 27th of July, but we are going to endeavor to be active on all other days as is possible. Our call will be W4A and we look forward to working you! We’ll be sending out a complimentary QSL card, because in the grand tradition of Southern gentility, we ought to make certain that we do our duty and send out a “final courtesy” to all we work. Please look for us on the bands!