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Madison Alabama

Wed, 15 Apr 2020 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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September 25, 1864: Battle of Sulphur Branch Trestle Fort

Thu, 02 Apr 2020 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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Blakeley Alabama

Sun, 29 Mar 2020 00:57:02 +0000

Overlooking the marshes of the Mobile-Tensaw Delta just north of Mobile is the site
of the Alabama ghost town of Blakeley.

Now a part of Historic Blakeley State Park, the city once competed with Mobile for the status of queen city of Lower Alabama. All that remains today are gravestones, a few ruins and traces of old streets.

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April 23, 1865: Battle of Munford

Fri, 27 Mar 2020 04:05:29 +0000

The Battle of Munford has been said to be the last battle of the American Civil War to take place east of the Mississippi. The battle took place in Munford, Alabama, on Sunday, April 23, 1865.

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Civil War Confederate Hospitals In Alabama

Sat, 21 Mar 2020 03:08:59 +0000

Civil War Confederate Hospitals In Alabama “Confederate military medical authorities established general hospitals behind the lines in at least thirty-nine cities and towns in Georgia, though many of them remained at a particular location for only a short time. There were two types of hospitals during the Civil War. Field hospitals accompanied the armies, treating […]

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Jan. 15, 1865 Thomas Noble Farm in Red Hill Alabama

Tue, 17 Mar 2020 11:42:39 +0000

Red Hill is an unincorporated community in Marshall County.
During the American Civil War, one of Nathan B. Forrest's generals, Hylan B. Lyon, was staying in a private residence in Red Hill. He was captured by a detachment of the 15th Pennsylvania Cavalry, but managed to escape. On February 24, 1894, William Jackson Palmer was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions as colonel leading the 15th Pennsylvania Cavalry at Red Hill, January 14, 1865 where "with less than 200 men, [he] attacked and defeated a superior force of the enemy, captured their fieldpiece and about 100 prisoners without losing a man."

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Fort Morgan

Fri, 13 Mar 2020 12:02:29 +0000

It is rumored that visitors can hear the cries and screams of men late into the night, and they have seen the ghost of a solitary woman searching for justice after being killed at the fort.

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St James Hotel in Selma Alabama Considered Most Haunted Place in Alabama

Tue, 03 Mar 2020 01:33:34 +0000

It is believed that a few different spirits enjoy spending their time in the building – in the afterlife. Two of the apparent hauntings that are said to occur include that of the popular outlaw, Jesse James.

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THREE YEARS IN THE CONFEDERATE SERVICE: Chapter V

Mon, 02 Mar 2020 04:22:14 +0000

Col. Steadman at once began a strict system of discipline and drill. The following was the order of the day: Reveille at daybreak with roll-call, inspection of arms and policing of camps; 6 a. m., drill in the school of the soldier; 7 A. M., breakfast; 8.30 a. m., guard mounting; 9 A. m., non-commissioned officers’ drill; 10 a. m., drill in the school of the company; 12 m., dinner; 1 p. m., skirmish drill; 3 p. m., battalion drill; 5 p. m., dress parade; sunset, retreat; 9 P.M., taps.

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