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Story of the Sinking of the Alabama The Famous Confederate States Cruiser

Tue, 13 Aug 2019 13:00:21 +0000

Story of the Sinking of the Alabama The Famous Confederate States Cruiser Excerpt from an Interview With Captain John McIntosh Kell Executive officer of the Alabama, Given to Alfred Iverson Branham, Forty-Six Years Ago, June, 1883. The Interview was Published in The Eatonton, Georgia, Messenger, and The Atlanta Constitution, and in a London, England, Periodical, […]

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Barton Alabama

Mon, 12 Aug 2019 13:53:57 +0000

Between December 1862 and October 1863, several skirmishes took place in Barton as part of the American Civil War. Confederate forces sought to prevent the Union Army from invading the Tennessee Valley from their stronghold in Corinth, Mississippi.

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January 26 1864

Mon, 12 Aug 2019 00:15:51 +0000

Campaign: Operations in North Alabama (1864) On January 26, 1864, Confederate Lieutenant Colonel Moses W. Hannon’s 600-man cavalry brigade attacked the city of Athens. In a two-hour battle, Union Captain Emil Adams’s 100-man force, although outnumbered and without fortifications, repulsed the invaders. After a two-hour battle, the Confederates retreated. Principal Commanders: Capt. Emil Adams [US]; […]

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May 2 1862

Sun, 11 Aug 2019 21:01:17 +0000

On May 2, 1862, Athens was seized by Union forces under the command of Colonel John Basil Turchin.

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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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The Miracle of Mobile Bay

Mon, 03 Jun 2019 19:37:50 +0000

This story is not fiction. It is an amazing account of an episode in connection with the naval battle in Mobile bay, on August 5 1864, when the monitor Tecumseh was sunk in action. The names in the story, as told by Rear Admiral Goodrich, are real, and with the historic facts set forth are in the records of the great Civil war.

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History of Conecuh County Alabama Chapter 3

Mon, 03 Jun 2019 12:26:11 +0000

Early Privations and Struggles - Unparalleled Difficulties - Scarcity of Shoes - Undaunted Heroism - Meagreness of Blacksmith Facilities - Joshua Betts - A Barefooted Population - Scarcity of Grist Mills - Georgia Currency, & etc.

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History of Conecuh County Alabama Chapter 2

Sun, 02 Jun 2019 13:44:28 +0000

Early Settlement of Conecuh by the Whites - Conflict at Battle Branch - First Settlement at Bellville - Founding of Hampden Ridge- Alexander Autrey - Other Settlers - Land Claims - Emigration, & etc.

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History of Conecuh County Alabama Chapter 1

Sun, 26 May 2019 02:42:58 +0000

Conecuh County Alabama in the Earliest Times; Derivation of Its Name; Original Appearance; Abounding Game; Ferocious Beasts; Early Battle Scene, etc.

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