| January 24, 1777 |
At the behest of the 2nd Continental Congress, a "Committee of Seven" is appointed to revise the Rules and Regulations of 1776. Button Gwinnett, William Belcher, Joseph Wood, Josiah Lewis, John Adam Treutlen, Henry Jones and George Wells are chosen.
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John Treutlen |
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Button Gwinnett |
| February 5, 1777 |
Glynn County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Glynn County, Georgia |
| February 5, 1777 |
Liberty County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Liberty County, Georgia |
| February 5, 1777 |
Richmond County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Richmond County, Georgia |
| February 5, 1777 |
Wilkes County created
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John Wilkes
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Wilkes County, Georgia |
| February 5, 1777 |
Chatham County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Chatham County, Georgia |
| February 5, 1777 |
Effingham County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Effingham County, Georgia |
| February 5, 1777 |
Burke County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Burke County, Georgia |
| February 5, 1777 |
Camden County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Camden County, Georgia |
| February 5, 1777 |
State constitution agreed upon unanimously
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State Constitution of 1777 |
| February 17, 1777 |
Battle of Fort McIntosh |
| February 18, 1777 |
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Georgia and the American Revolution
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| February 19, 1777 |
Benjamin Lincoln promoted to Major General
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Benjamin Lincoln
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| February 22, 1777 |
Archibald Bulloch given the powers of the executive branch of the government; he dies under unusual circumstances the same day
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Archibald Bulloch |
| March 4, 1777 |
Georgia's Council of Safety gives President Button Gwinnett the authority to organize the militia and proceed with an attack on Florida. This is known as the Second Florida Expedition.
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Button Gwinnett |
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Second Florida Expedition |
| March 4, 1777 |
Button Gwinnett elected President of the Council of Safety
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Button Gwinnett |
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Governors of Georgia, 1733-1800
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Georgia and the American Revolution
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| March 14, 1777 |
Button Gwinnett, as head of the executive branch of the state of Georgia, orders George McIntosh be arrested on the charge of treason.
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Button Gwinnett |
| March 27, 1777 |
Unable to raise a militia large enough to accomplish his goals, Button Gwinnett requests the assistance of Continental commander Lachlan McIntosh to launch the Second Florida Expedition
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Button Gwinnett |
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Second Florida Expedition |
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Lachlan McIntosh |
| April 1, 1777 |
Commander of British forces in East Florida Augustine Prevost promoted to Brigadier General
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| April 12, 1777 |
Statesman Henry Clay born, Hanover County, Virginia
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Henry Clay |
| April 13, 1777 |
Main body of Georgia militia arrive at Sunbury under the command of Button Gwinnett.
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Button Gwinnett |
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Second Florida Expedition |
| April 14, 1777 |
Main body of Continental troops, under the command of Lachlan McIntosh arrives at Sunbury.
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Lachlan McIntosh |
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Second Florida Expedition |
| April 15, 1777 |
Gwinnett, as leader of the militia, attempts to call a council of war. McIntosh and his commanders, trained Continental soldiers, cannot believe that a politician with no military experience has called such a council and do not attend.
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Lachlan McIntosh |
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Button Gwinnett |
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Second Florida Expedition |
| April 16, 1777 |
General Lachlan McIntosh begins to move his Continentals south. Gwinnett orders his militia to stay in Sunbury. When McIntosh finds out about Gwinnett's order he tries to draw supplies to which he is entitled from the quartermaster. Gwinnett has the quartermaster refuse the request.
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Lachlan McIntosh |
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Button Gwinnett |
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Second Florida Expedition |
| May 1, 1777 |
Overshadowed by the McIntosh-Gwinnett feud, Elbert departs from Sunbury heading south to the Georgia-Florida border
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Samuel Elbert |
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Second Florida Expedition |
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Button Gwinnett |
| May 1, 1777 |
General Lachlan McIntosh addresses the General Assembly, denouncing Button Gwinnett by calling him a "scoundrel and lying rascal."
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Button Gwinnett |
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Lachlan McIntosh |
| May 8, 1777 |
John Adam Treutlen becomes the first elected governor of Georgia
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John Treutlen |
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Governors of Georgia, 1733-1800
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| May 12, 1777 |
Florida Rangers rout Georgians waiting to meet Samuel Elbert on the Florida side of the St. Mary River
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Samuel Elbert |
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Second Florida Expedition |
| May 15, 1777 |
Button Gwinnett challenges General Lachlan McIntosh to a duel.
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Lachlan McIntosh |
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Button Gwinnett |
| May 16, 1777 |
Button Gwinnett, with his second George Wells and Lachlan McIntosh, with his second Col. Joseph Habersham square off in a duel just east of Savannah, Georgia. At 12 paces (about 60 feet), the General and Gwinnett fire pistols. McIntosh sustains an wound in his leg while Gwinnett is shot in the hip. Unaware of the severity of Gwinnett's wound, McIntosh asks if Gwinnett wants to duel again.
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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Button Gwinnett |
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Georgia and the American Revolution
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Lachlan McIntosh |
| May 17, 1777 |
Georgia Whigs ambushed at Thomas Creek (present-day site of Jacksonville, Florida) in a decisive battle marking the end of the Second Florida Expedition
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Second Florida Expedition |
| May 19, 1777 |
Button Gwinnett dies from wounds received in a duel with Lachlan McIntosh
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Savannah, Georgia births and deaths |
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Button Gwinnett |
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Georgia and the American Revolution
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Lachlan McIntosh |
| May 26, 1777 |
Second Florida Expedition returns to Savannah
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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Second Florida Expedition |
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Georgia and the American Revolution
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| June 7, 1777 |
Georgia passes its first headright law, allowing the leader of the executive branch to give land to individuals to "strengthen the state." No land is granted under this law.
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Georgia headright grants |
| June 13, 1777 |
Colonel Daniel Morgan assumes his first Continental command position
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Daniel Morgan |
| June 17, 1777 |
400 Creek warriors, George Galphin, Robert Rae and the Georgia Indian commission meet at Ogeechee Old Town. From here the chiefs journeyed to Augusta and Charleston.
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Creek Indians |
| July 15, 1777 |
Baron Dekalb is commissioned a Major General in the Continental Army
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Baron DeKalb |
| July 15, 1777 |
Governor John Adam Treutlen places a $100 reward on William Henry Drayton. Drayton had been advocating the creation of a single state from Georgia and South Carolina
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John Treutlen |
| August 6, 1777 |
Continental General Lachlan McIntosh is ordered to report to George Washington.
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Lachlan McIntosh |
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George Washington |
| September 10, 1777 |
The state of Georgia authorizes printing of specie, paper money exchangeable for Continental dollars on demand
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| September 16, 1777 |
Georgia amends the headright provision to also create a land sales office. No land is granted or sold under this act.
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Georgia headright grants |
| September 25, 1777 |
Major General Robert Howe is replaced by Major General Benjamin Lincoln as commander of the Southern Department
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Southern Department of the Continental Army |
| October 10, 1777 |
Lachlan McIntosh leaves Georgia to report to Continental Army Commander George Washington. Colonel Samuel Elbert takes command of the Georgia brigade
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Samuel Elbert |
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Lachlan McIntosh |
| November 15, 1777 |
The Continental Congress Committee of Thirteen, which included Button Gwinnett before his death, proposes the Articles of Confederation. They requested states be ready to ratify the Articles of Confederation by March 10, 1778
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Button Gwinnett |
