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CHATHAM, Georgia in the 1870s: 1 through 3 of 3

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  1. Evacuation: A Last Resort for Health- Seeking Citizens of Savannah
    date 1876map CHATHAM, Georgiatags Diseases in the south, urban history

    Evacuation in Savannah during the year 1876 was something that people in the city wanted to avoid at all costs. Unfortunately, in many cases there was simply no other option. Yellow fever struck Savannah in 1876. People began to move out of the city as soon as the disease began to spread. The immense amount of worry about the disease and its terrible symptoms caused citizens to flee the city. An 1876...

  2. A Fever Like No Other: Yellow Fever in Savannah
    date August, 1876 to 1876map CHATHAM, Georgiatags Disease in the south, urban history

    The year 1876 was a frightening time for the citizens of Savannah, Georgia because of a severe yellow fever epidemic. This disease came with terrible symptoms. The symptoms of yellow fever included fever, muscle pains, vomiting, and jaundice. Death was the common outcome for these patients. This outbreak in Savannah was noted in other rival port cities such as Galveston. This occurred in order to try...

  3. Yellow Fever Epidemic in Savannah
    date August, 1876 to September, 1876map CHATHAM, Georgiatags Health/Death

    An epidemic spread quickly from Savannah's port on August 11, 1876. Yellow Fever, a frightening viral disease that causes hemorrhagic illness and sudden death in victims, struck the city's port. More than one thousand people died of the disease within two weeks, and within one month more than five thousand of the twenty-eight thousand residents evacuated the city. Among those that fled was Alexander...