Postbellum Sapelo IslandThe story of Sapelo Island, Georgia, is a compelling narrative that captivates many people, including serious historians, occasional visitors, and local residents. Postbellum Sapelo Island reviews one segment of Sapelo's historyin many respects its most intriguing periodspanning fifty years from 1865 to 1915. It is also a very personal story, told through the first hand account of Archibald Carlisle McKinley, a Sapelo resident who lived on the island