October 8, 2009 | Posted by javal
When students of American history hear the name Edmund Pettus, they might think of the bridge at Selma, Ala., named for him.
At that site in 1965, civil rights marchers were attacked by state troopers while beginning a walk to Montgomery to demand better voting rights for African-Americans. The event infamously became known as Bloody Sunday.
However, [...]
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October 6, 2009 | Posted by javal
Researchers seem to have solved the mystery of what happened to the “Big Red” flag flown by Citadel cadets when they fired on a ship trying to resupply Fort Sumter 3 months before the Civil War.
The Post and Courier of Charleston reports a 10-by-7-foot flag with a large white Palmetto tree and a white crescent [...]
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September 22, 2009 | Posted by javal
The Thomas Hubbard Hobbs of the Sons Of Confederate Veterans camp presented a check for $1,000 to the Athens-Limestone Community Association for the project to restore portions of the Trinity School as a memorial and museum to tell some of the stories about this school that was founded after the Civil War to educate the [...]
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September 21, 2009 | Posted by javal
The United Daughters of the Confed eracy has thousands of members, but only a handful can be called “real” daughters.
To earn that special designation, a woman must be able to prove that she is more than a direct descendant of a Confederate soldier — she must have been his daughter.
Stacia Chance Grace, believed to be [...]
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August 27, 2009 | Posted by javal
The Athens State University Town and Gown Players will perform The Court Martial that Changed the Civil War at 7:30 p.m. in McCandless Hall on Aug. 24 and 25.
Written by Dr. Al Elmore, the play is an account of the court martial of Russian-born Colonel J. B. Turchin in the Athens courthouse in July of [...]
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August 26, 2009 | Posted by javal
The Alabama Civil War Database search can be found on the Alabama Department of Archives and History website. The database now contains surnames listed alphabetically (A-Z) of individuals who served in the war, were exempt from military service, or who served in the militia or home guard. Soldiers from other states that have some connection [...]
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August 14, 2009 | Posted by javal
At the Alabama Tourism Department, Director Lee Sentell’s staff is running ads that promote both Civil War and civil rights history. The department is working on new brochures of historical landmarks and battle sites, Civil War re-enactments and the Capitol, where the Confederate States were organized. At Fort Morgan, which guarded Mobile Bay during the [...]
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July 31, 2009 | Posted by Laurie
With replicas of Civil War ironclads dueling offshore, a night firing by large cannons overlooking the water and more participants than in many years, organizers expect this weekend’s reenactment of the Battle of Mobile Bay at Fort Morgan should be an exciting part of Baldwin County’s bicentennial celebration.
Events start Friday when the big 32-pounder cannon [...]
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July 31, 2009 | Posted by Laurie
With replicas of Civil War ironclads dueling offshore, a night firing by large cannons overlooking the water and more participants than in many years, organizers expect this weekend’s re-
enactment of the Battle of Mobile Bay at Fort Morgan should be an exciting part of Baldwin County’s bicentennial celebration.
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July 30, 2009 | Posted by Laurie
Named one of the “Top 10 Events” by the Alabama Tourism Department, the Battle of Mobile Bay celebration slated for this weekend at Fort Morgan State Historic Site is expected to draw a large crowd.
Activities are scheduled for both Saturday and Sunday, including artillery fire, infantry sharp shooting and presentations on the battle.
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