UGA Reopens
The University reopened on January 5, 1866 after being closed since 1863 (Dyer, 106-107, 110).
The University reopened on January 5, 1866 after being closed since 1863 (Dyer, 106-107, 110).
Two of UGA’s most famous students include Henry L. Benning and John B. Gordon. Benning graduated from UGA in 1834 and Gordon unexpectedly dropped out in 1852, but both men later became generals in the Confederate Army. Today, Forts Benning and Gordon, Georgia bear their names.