▁needed . ▁Sub sequently , ▁an ▁act ▁was ▁passed ▁author izing ▁construction ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁capital ▁city ▁on ▁ ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁currently ▁known ▁as ▁Bald win ▁County . ▁The ▁city ▁was ▁named ▁Mil ledge ville ▁in ▁honor ▁of ▁Governor ▁John ▁Mil ledge . ▁ ▁The ▁new ▁Capit ol ▁took ▁two ▁years ▁to ▁complete ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁brick ▁construction ▁in ▁the ▁Goth ic ▁Rev ival ▁style . ▁The ▁legisl ature ▁conven ed ▁The ▁Georgia ▁Sec ession ▁Convention ▁of ▁ 1 8 6 1 ▁in ▁the ▁Mil ledge ville ▁state house ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 8 6 1 . ▁On ▁January ▁ 1 9 , ▁deleg ates ▁voted ▁for ▁Georgia ▁to ▁se ced e ▁from ▁the ▁Union — 2 0 8 ▁in ▁favor ▁with ▁ 8 9 ▁against — d raft ing ▁a ▁new ▁constitution , ▁and ▁declaring ▁the ▁state ▁an ▁independent ▁Republic . ▁ ▁On ▁January ▁ 2 1 , ▁Assembly ▁deleg ates ▁( se cess ion ists ▁finishing ▁with ▁a ▁slight ▁majority ▁of ▁deleg ates ) ▁celebrated ▁their ▁decision ▁by ▁a ▁public ▁signing ▁of ▁the ▁Ord in ance ▁of ▁Sec ession ▁outside ▁of ▁the ▁State ▁Capit ol . ▁Later ▁that ▁year , ▁the ▁legisl ature ▁also ▁voted ▁to ▁send ▁$ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁South ▁Carolina ▁for ▁" the ▁relief ▁of ▁Char l est oni ans " ▁who ▁suffered ▁a ▁dis astr ous ▁fire ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 8 6 1 . ▁With ▁General ▁Sh erman ' s ▁approach , ▁the ▁members ▁of ▁the