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Chapter 2: Organization and other events in the State, from spring until close of 1861 Early record of Georgians outside the State, previous to Manassas-coast operations in Georgia in 1861 (including Port Royal). The Georgia convention resumed its session at Savannah, March 7, 1861, and continued its deliberations until March 28th, ratifying the Confederate constitution on March 16th, adopting a new State constitution, authorizing the issue of treasury notes and bonds for revenue for public defense, tendering a tract ten miles square for the Confederate seat of government, and transferring the control of military operations as well as forts and arms. But before the troops were thus formally handed over to the authorities of the new union, an Atlanta volunteer company, Lee's Volunteers, Capt. G. W. Lee, was tendered to the government at Montgomery by its commanding officer, and accepted March 5th. During his return to Atlanta, a number of enthusiastic ladies on the r