Fort Harker, located near Stevenson, Alabama, was a military fortification built by the Union Army during the American Civil War, constructed in the summer of 1862. Union General William Rosecrans established his headquarters at Fort Harker in July, 1863. The design of the fort is typical of many built during …
Fort Gaines is an historic fort on Dauphin Island, Alabama, United States. It is best known for its role in the Battle of Mobile Bay during the American Civil War. Exhibits include the huge anchor from the USS Hartford, Admiral David Farragut’s flagship on which he gave his world famous …
Cullman is a city in Cullman County. Cullman is located along Interstate 65, about 50 miles north of Birmingham and about 55 miles south of Huntsville. In the time before European settlement, the area that today includes Cullman was originally in the territory of the Cherokee Nation. The region was …
Bridgeport Alabama Bridgeport is a city in Jackson County, Alabama with a population of 2,728. Because of its location on both a rail line and the Tennessee River, Bridgeport was a strategic site during the American Civil War. The rail bridge at Bridgeport was among those targeted by the East …
April 2-9, 1865 Fort Blakely Other Names: None Location: Baldwin County Campaign: Mobile Campaign (1865) Date(s): April 2-9, 1865 Principal Commanders: Maj. Gen. E.R.S. Canby [US]; Brig. Gen. St. John R. Liddell [CS] Forces Engaged: XIII and XVI Corps [US]; Fort Blakely Garrison [CS] Estimated Casualties: Total 4,475. April 9 only 3,529 (US 629; CS 2,900) Description: E.R.S. …
Battle of Athens Alabama Attractions Civil War Battlefield The Battle of Athens was fought in Athens Alabama on January 26, 1864. Union force was a company under Captain Emil Adams from the 9th Illinois Mounted Infantry regiment. The Confederate force was the 1st Alabama Cavalry under Lieutenant Colonel Moses W. Hannon. On the …
The Rape of Athens Alabama Alabama Attractions Civil War Battlefield On May 2, 1862, Athens was seized by Union forces under the command of Colonel John Basil Turchin. Business were hit first, and anything of value that could be carried away were looted and anything that could not be …
Battle of Days’s Gap Civil War Battlefield Vinemont AL Cullman County Alabama The Battle of Day’s Gap, fought on April 30, 1863, was the first in a series of American Civil War skirmishes in Cullman County, Alabama, that lasted until May 2, known as Streight’s Raid. Commanding the Union forces …
