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Newspaper Page TextNick Bowman Features Editor | 770-718-3426 | life@gainesvilletimes.com She (Times gainesvilletimes.com Saturday, December 1,2018 ‘The man who punched Jefferson Davis’ UNG professor publishes book on the brawler senator: Henry Foote BY NICK BOWMAN nbowman@ gainesvilletimes.com Meet Henry Foote, the man who — one gun duel and fistfight at a time — shows that politics today aren’t as divisive, dangerous or downright violent as they could be. Foote, a former governor, U.S. senator and a player in the Civil War, is the subject of a new biography from Ben Wynne, a professor of history at the University of North Georgia Gainesville campus. The book is titled, “The Man Who Punched Jeffer son Davis,” a title that befits the man whom the book is about. “(Foote) pulled a gun on somebody on the floor of the U.S. Senate — he pulled a gun on another senator — and then he got in this famous fistfight with Jef ferson Davis,” Wynne told The Times in November. “I mean, what’s not to like about all of that? He was either a genius or a fool depending on who you talk to.” Wynne discovered Foote while researching his doc toral dissertation and dis covered that, while he’s mentioned in just about every biography of his con temporaries from the 19th century, no one had pub lished a biography on Foote himself. “He was a governor of Mississippi, a senator from Mississippi; he was in Texas right after the Texas revolu tion; he was out in California right after the Gold Rush; he ended up representing Ten nessee in the Confederate Congress,” Wynne said. “I mean, he was everywhere.” Foote was a political hothead who fought in five duels — all of them over politics — and was involved in “innumerable fistfights,” Wynne said. He was a bitter enemy of Jefferson Davis, president of the Confeder ate States of America during the Civil War, and a South ern Unionist before the war began. But Foote was a kind of dual traitor, first betray ing the United States with Southern secession. Origi nally a Unionist, he signed on to the movement after the Southern states voted to secede. “He had to jump on the bandwagon to save himself politically,” Wynne said. His second betrayal was of the Confederacy itself, when Foote attempted to cross into Union territory to broker a peace between the two sides. “Henry Foote, toward the end of the Civil War, for some reason decided that he would negotiate a peace J.K. DEVINE I For The Times Ben Wynne, professor of history at UNG, published a biography about Henry Foote. “The Man Who Punched Jefferson Davis” is Wynne’s fourth book. settlement with the Union — he alone would do that — and he makes an unau thorized trip to Washington, D.C., to try to meet with federal authorities there. He was arrested immedi ately and sent back to the Confederacy.” Though violent, Foote was an intelligent man and could quote Greek and Latin classical authors and debate with the best of his political class in the 1800s. “He was just a wild char acter,” Wynne said. Foote was born in Vir ginia in 1804 but is mostly associated with Mississippi. He died in 1880 in Nashville, Tennessee. “The Man Who Punched Jefferson Davis” is Wynne’s fourth book. The UNG pro fessor has written on both history and music, and his next book will explore the musical past of Macon. You can find Wynne’s lat est work on Amazon, and it can be ordered by most book sellers if not carried in the store. Wynne has taught at UNG for 14 years and is originally from Florence, Mississippi. the Political Life of Henry S. Foote,- Southern Unionist ‘(Foote) pulled a gun on somebody on the floor of the U.S. Senate — he pulled a gun on another senator — and then he got in this famous fistfight with Jefferson Davis. I mean, what’s not to like about all of that? He was either a genius or a fool depending on who you talk to.’ Ben Wynne, author THE MAN WHO PUNCHED JEFFERSON DAVIS BEN WYNNE a £ THE MAN WHO PUNCHED JEFFERSON muic 11 Georgia breweries, Sierra Nevada Brewing stepping up to help California wildfire victims Photos courtesy Sierra Nevada The Resilience IPA will hit breweries and stores in late December, and all of the proceeds are being donated to Sierra Nevada’s Camp Fire relief fund. The brewery has seeded the fund with its own $100,000. BY NICK BOWMAN nbowman@gainesvilletimes.com Eleven Georgia beer makers are among more than 1,000 brew eries chipping in to help Sierra Nevada raise money for victims of the Camp Fire wildfire ravag ing California this fall. The Grossman family, which owns and operates Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., has released a fun draiser beer — Resilience Butte County Proud IPA — to raise money for victims of the Novem ber fire. Sierra Nevada is based in Chico, California, in eastern Butte County, one of the several suffering extreme damage from the wildfire. The company has an East Coast brewery in North Carolina. “Even though we are all liv ing moment to moment trying to figure out who is safe and if our homes have been spared, the beauty of the human spirit still shines through,” wrote Ken, Sierra and Brian Grossman in a letter on Sierra Nevada’s web site. “We have been flooded by offers of support, from a simple ‘I am here’ to generous offerings of financial and physical support. There are many opportunities — both immediate and long-term — to help those affected.” And 11 Georgia breweries are stepping up to help: ■ Left Nut Brewing Co. (Gainesville) ■ Scofflaw Brewing Co. (Atlanta) ■ Creature Comforts Brewing Co. (Athens) ■ Jailhouse Brewing Co. (Hampton) ■ Macon Beer Co. ■ New Realm Brewing Co. (Atlanta) ■ Good Word Brewing and Public House (Duluth) ■ Terrapin ATL Brew Lab ■ SweetWater Brewing Co. (Atlanta) ■ The Southern Brewing Co. (Athens) ■ Variant Brewing Co. (Roswell) While it’s not on the list pub lished by Sierra Nevada, Left Nut co-owner and operator Pap Datta told The Times his team plans to make a brewery-only batch that is likely to hit taps at the Atlanta Highway brewery in the new year. You can also find participating breweries using this map. The Resilience IPA will hit breweries and stores in late December, and all of the pro ceeds are being donated to Sierra Nevada’s Camp Fire relief fund. Sierra Nevada has seeded the fund with its own $100,000. Individuals can also donate directly to the fund. “Once the fire is out, we will distribute all donated money to partner organizations that are dedicated to rebuilding and sup porting the communities that have been affected,” the family wrote. Sierra Nevada is distributing the recipe for the beer to par ticipating brewers, and it’s even come up with a recipe for home- brewers. The brewery is asking other beer makers to contrib ute 100 percent of the proceeds from sales of the recipe to the relief fund. At Good Word Brewing, co owner and head brewer Todd DiMatteo said it will be an honor to help the nation’s most well- known craft brewery. “I cut my teeth on drinking craft beer from Sierra Nevada,” DiMatteo told The Times on Thursday, Nov. 29. “I still think Sierra Nevada Pale Ale is one of the best beers you can get your hands on.” Along with Sierra Nevada’s recipe, participating breweries are getting shipments of malt and hops donated by wholesalers. DiMatteo said it’s the first he’s ever heard of a collaborative fundraising project among brew eries that includes brewing a com mon recipe. He noted that Sierra Nevada put the recipe out, but said other breweries are welcome to make their own tweaks. “It’s not very common — some people are a little more guarded with their recipe development,” DiMatteo said. As the worst fire in the state’s history, the Camp Fire has killed at least 88 people, and almost 200 people remain missing. The fire destroyed more than 14,000 homes and burned more than 150,000 acres. Unlike controlled burns and other landscape-rejuvenating fires, the Camp Fire occurred during a drought and found enough fuel to cause intense, last ing damage to Northern Califor nia forests. “These forests were in a record drought and have not been man aged with controlled burns for many years,” wrote Campbell Vaughn in a column for The Times earlier this month about the wildfire. “Decades of leaf matter dried for months with no rain made it easy for a match to get a fire going in a hurry. The dry thick fuel matter made it too hot to control.” The damage could affect Cali fornia’s water supply, farmers and residents for years to come. “We have a real challenge here, threatening our whole way of life,” said California Gov. Jerry Brown in a Nov. 12 news release. “It is a time of sadness, but also one to reflect on where we are and resolve to pull together and do everything we can to help those in need.” FAITH EVENTS Church opening. By Evangelist and Pastor Milton Martin Jr. The Living Word World Revival Center, 390 Grandis Heights Circle, Clarkesville. Service 5 p.m. Sundays. 770-519-0008. 2018 Festival of the Nativity. Display of more than 1,000 nativities. 6-9 p.m. Dec. 1 and 3-9 p.m. Dec. 2. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1234 Riverside Drive, Gainesville. 919-893-8318 or cketchem@ ldspublicaffairs.org. Movie Night. 7 p.m. Dec. 1, Jan. 26, Feb. 23 and March 30. Chicopee United Methodist Church, 3 First St., Gainesville. 770-634-6803 or pegflute@yahoo. com. Drive-Thru Bethlehem. 6-8 p.m. Dec. 2. Gillsville Baptist Church, 2595 Ga. 323, Gillsville. 770-869- 3976 or gbcchildrensministryl 6@ gmail.com. Gainesville Prayer Band. 6 a.m. Dec. 2. Antioch Baptist Church, 1010 Mill St., Gainesville. 770- 536-4864. His Grace Ifrio. 6 p.m. Dec. 2. Timber Ridge Baptist Church, 4895 Timber Ridge Road, Gainesville. Melton Campbell, Matt Dibler, Daron Osborne, John David Williams and Luke Vaught. 7-8:30 p.m. Dec. 7. Calvary Baptist Church, 1975 Ga. 82, Statham. 770-725-5164 or mattdibler@aol.com. Christmas Lunch. Noon to 3 p.m. Dec. 8. Mount Zion Baptist Church, 4000 Thurmon Tanner Road, Flowery Branch. mzbcinfo@ yahoo.com. Georgia 2018 Christmas Tour. 6 p.m. Dec. 8. Pond Fork Baptist Church, 2615 Pond Fork Church Road, Pendergrass. 706-693-2442. Wishes and Candles. Christmas concert. 7-8:30 p.m. Dec. 8-9. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter- day Saints (Sugar Hill Stake), 4833 Suwanee Dam Road, Suwanee. 404-375-7882 or cketchem@ ldspublicaffairs.org. Christmas In Color. Visual artistry, live music and the story of Christmas. 9-10:30 a.m., 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 5-6:30 p.m. Dec. 9. Free Chapel, 3001 McEver Road, Gainesville. 678-677-8300 or alexisramgopal@gmail.com. Christmas Musical. 4-6 p.m. Dec. 9. Mount Zion Baptist Church, 4000 Thurmon Tanner Road, Flowery Branch. mzbcinfo@yahoo. com.