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Civil War artillery shells found in Fairhope

Alabama Notes — Thu, 03 May 2012 23:13:01 +0000

“People found these all up and down the shore,” Barrett said. “They’d bring them home and use them to drive pilings, pounding on posts with the shells with and without the percussion (detonation) caps.”

Mobilians gather at Magnolia Cemetery to honor Confederate troops (Gallery)

Alabama Notes — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 01:06:55 +0000

MOBILE, Alabama — Beautiful weather in Magnolia Cemetery set the scene for the Confederate Memorial Day of Observance and Sesquicentennial of Confederate Rest on Sunday in Mobile. Check out our gallery with 15 photos from the event.

Ways to get involved in the Civil War sesquicentennial in Huntsville

Alabama Notes — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 13:14:48 +0000

Hear a lecture, take part in a discussion group, tour historic sites downtown, read old letters… and more.

Civil War: 150th anniversary of the Union occupation of Huntsville

Alabama Notes — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 13:14:46 +0000

Almost a year into the War Between the States, Union forces set up camp in downtown Huntsville.

Union forces occupied Huntsville 150 years ago today

Alabama Notes — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 13:20:44 +0000

One hundred and fifty years ago today, on April 11, 1862, Union forces took Huntsville, starting a three-year occupation that would last until the end of the Civil War in 1865.

‘Fallen Timbers’ site added to Shiloh Military Park

Alabama Notes — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 19:42:41 +0000

Gift adds 267 acres to 4,400-acre military park commemorating 1862 Civil War battlefield.

Bobby Horton, Alabama Symphony to perform at University of Montevallo

Alabama Notes — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 15:22:56 +0000

Concert will focus on civil war music, stories Read more from The Birmingham News

New estimate increases Civil War death toll by more than 20 percent

Alabama Notes — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 03:58:41 +0000

After reviewing newly digitized census data from the 1800s, a historian from Binghamton University in New York has revised estimates of the death toll from the Civil War to around 750,000, an increase of more than 20 percent over previously accepted figures.

New estimate increases Civil War death toll by more than 20 percent

Alabama Notes — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 03:58:35 +0000

Mobile Public Library offers series on the Civil War

Alabama Notes — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 18:16:44 +0000

In commemoration of the Civil War sesquicentennial, the Mobile Public Library is hosting a free, five-part reading and discussion series called “Let’s Talk About It: Making Sense of the American Civil War.”