The War Generation consists of the children in Georgia born shortly before, during or shortly after the Civil War. The birth of fourteen children is described during Gone With the Wind. Seven boys, four girls and three children of unknown gender.
| Child | Born | Parents | Home | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alice Munroe's child | 1861 | Alice Munroe | Clayton County, Georgia | Father unknown |
| Wade Hampton Hamilton | January 1862 | Charles Hamilton | Butler House, Atlanta, Georgia | Born post-humously |
| Tazewell Butler | 1862 | Rhett Butler | Charleston | Illegitimate child |
| Joe Fontaine Jr. | 1863 | Joe Fontaine | Mimosa, Clayton County, Georgia | Born mere weeks before his father died |
| Napoleon Picard | 1863 | René Picard | Merriwether Bakery, Atlanta, Georgia | |
| Beauregard "Beau" Wilkes | September 2d, 1864 | Ashley Wilkes | Wilkes House, Atlanta, Georgia | Born during the Siege of Atlanta |
| Raoul Picard | 1865-1866 | René Picard | Merriwether Bakery, Atlanta, Georgia | |
| Ella Lorena Kennedy | November 1866 | Frank Kennedy | Butler House, Atlanta, Georgia | Her father died when she was two. |
| Susan Benteen | 1867 | Will Benteen | Tara, Clayton County, Georgia | |
| Robert Lee Wellburn | 1868 | Tommy Wellburn | Atlanta, Georgia | Born just months before his father died in the same attack as Frank Kennedy. |
| Two other Benteen children | 1868-1872 | Will Benteen | Tara, Clayton County, Georgia | |
| Victoria Eugenia "Bonnie" Butler | 1869 | Rhett Butler | Butler House, Atlanta, Georgia | Died aged 4 |
| Katherine "Kat" Butler | 1874 | Rhett Butler | Butler House, Atlanta, Georgia |