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Civil War Timeline

Sun, 11 Aug 2019 20:37:34 +0000

Dyer’s Compendium, Pt. 2 (Campaigns etc.) Battle Index—Alabama 1862. May 1-2. Operations near Athens May 8 Skirmish. Athens 1864. Jan. 26 Action, Athens March 30 Scout, Athens July 18 Skirmish, Auburn Aug. 18-19 Skirmishes, Antioch Church Sept. 23 Action, Athens Oct. 1-2 Skirmishes, Athens 1865. March 31 Occupation of Ashbyville 1862. April 23 Skirmish, Bridgeport […]

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Bridgeport Alabama

Wed, 19 Jun 2019 12:01:52 +0000

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 Tennessee bridge-burning conspiracy in November […]

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Pope’s Tavern in Florence Alabama

Thu, 13 Jun 2019 03:50:00 +0000

Pope's Tavern, built as a stagecoach stop and tavern is now a museum on Hermitage Drive in Florence. According to the museum's website, Andrew Jackson stayed at the inn on his way to the Battle of New Orleans.

Archeological evidence suggests that the first building burned at some point, and while no exact date of construction is known for the current building, construction of the one-and-a-half-story, eight-room, Federal-style structure began sometime in the 1830s or 1840s.

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Battle of Crooked Creek

Mon, 29 Apr 2019 05:11:28 +0000

Battle of Crooked Creek After repulsing Forrests attack at Day’s Gap in the early morning hours Streight’s “Mule Brigade” continued south about 6 miles until reaching Crooked Creek. At Crooked Creek Forrest’s Cavalry again engaged the rear guards of the Federal column. Thus began a running series of skirmishes and engagements at Crooked Creek (April […]

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ALABAMA CIVIL WAR INDEX

Thu, 21 Feb 2019 11:32:04 +0000

Alabama declared that it had seceded from the United States of America on January 11, 1861. It then quickly joined the Confederate States during the American Civil War. A slave state, Alabama provided a significant source of troops and leaders, military material, supplies, food, horses and mules; however, very little of the state's cotton crop could be sold, as the main port of Mobile was closed off by the U.S. Navy.

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Tallassee Alabama

Mon, 18 Feb 2019 17:23:38 +0000

Tallassee (also "Talassee," "Talisi," "Tellassee," and various similar spellings) is a prehistoric and historic Native American site in Blount County and Monroe County, Tennessee, in the southeastern United States. Tallassee was the southernmost of a string of Overhill Cherokee villages that spanned the lower Little Tennessee River in the 18th century. Although it receives scant attention in primary historical accounts, Tallassee is one of the few Overhill towns to appear on every major 18th-century map of the Little Tennessee Valley.

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THREE YEARS IN THE CONFEDERATE SERVICE: Chapter IV

Tue, 12 Feb 2019 17:09:14 +0000

Upon its arrival at Vicksburg, the First Alabama Regiment was quartered in the public-school building, where they remained several days. The city, even then, bore marks of the havoc of war. Shot and shell had torn huge rents in the walls of the houses, and ploughed up or dug great holes in which could have […]

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Battle of Sulphur Branch Trestle Fort

Mon, 11 Feb 2019 04:09:55 +0000

The Battle of Sulphur Creek Trestle, also known as the Battle of Athens, was fought near Athens, Alabama, in Limestone County, Alabama, from September 23 to 25, 1864. I

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Madison Alabama

Wed, 26 Dec 2018 01:27:04 +0000

Today, Madison is one of the fastest growing cities in the southeastern United States, with one of the highest per capita incomes and a school system that is recognized for scholastic excellence at the local, state, and national level.

The Mayor and the City Council continue to invest in economic development, public facilities, and infrastructure.

Madison has been listed as a US News & World Report "Top 10 Places to Grow Up", a CNN Money "Top 100 Best Places to Live", one of Family Circle's "10 Best Towns for Family", and was recognized as Google's "2013 Digital Capital of Alabama".

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