The Deportation of the Roswell Mill Workers 🚧🔥 During the American Civil War, the Roswell Mill in Roswell, Georgia, played a crucial role in the Confederate economy by producing textiles, including the famous “Roswell Gray” fabric used for Confederate uniforms. Established in 1839 by entrepreneur Roswell King, the mill relied heavily on a workforce of poor immigrants—mostly women and children from New England and other Northern states—who had relocated to Georgia for jobs in the growing textil