On Echols Street near Adams Street, on the right when traveling west.
During the original Madison County Land Sales of 1809, LeRoy Pope of Petersburg, GA, secured among other purchases a majority of Section 36, Township 3, Range 1 West, the site of the future town of Twickenham, as Huntsville was originally known. . . . — — Map (db m32480) HM
On Williams Avenue SE at Greene Street SE, on the right when traveling east on Williams Avenue SE.
Thomas Bibb, first president of the Alabama Senate and second governor of Alabama, completed this early high-style Greek revival house in 1836, having occupied the land since 1821. This was his town residence, his plantation home being Belmina, in . . . — — Map (db m160635) HM
On Monte Sano Boulevard Southeast north of Castlegate Boulevard Southeast, on the right when traveling north.
Well known spring in the 1800's where travelers watered horses and livestock before crossing Monte Sano on Big Cove Pike. In late 1863, Captain Lemuel Mead's Partisan Rangers attacked railroads, wagon trains, and forage parties behind enemy lines in . . . — — Map (db m80774) HM
On Front Street at Church Street, on the right when traveling east on Front Street.
[Front] The largest engagement of the Civil War in Madison County was fought during a driving rainstorm here at the site of the railroad depot. Under the command of Col. Josiah Patterson, the Confederate forces (~1000 cavalry and a battery of . . . — — Map (db m85836) HM
Near Whitehall Road west of Hughes Road, in the median.
This site was the farm of Gilbert G. White Jr., his wife Nancy L. White, and family from 1947 to 2005. Mr. White lived here until his death in 1978. Gilbert G. White Jr. was a descendant of John White, Speaker of the US House of Representatives . . . — — Map (db m44268) HM
On Main Drive (Old Highway 431) south of Washington Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
Originally known as Cloud's Town, this community was incorporated in 1832 as Vienna. It prospered as a market town before the Civil War. On May 29, 1864, the 12th Indiana Cavalry, commanded by Lt. Col. Alfred Reed, seized the town. They built a . . . — — Map (db m71347) HM
On New Hope Cedar Point Road at Cambron Road, on the right when traveling east on New Hope Cedar Point Road.
Side A
On July 19, 1847, Chistopher and Mary Harless Sears deeded two acres (with meeting house, brush-arbor, and camp-stand) to the Elders of the Walnut Grove Society of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church for one penny. The Union Army . . . — — Map (db m71343) HM
On Winchester Road at Maysville Road, on the left when traveling south on Winchester Road.
Buckhorn Tavern
Located in Section 18, Township 2, Range 2 East, this site was an early wayside stop for pioneer settlers as they traveled the road from Winchester, Tennessee into Madison County. The tavern predates the creation of the . . . — — Map (db m155018) HM
On Winchester Road near Buddy Williamson Road, on the right when traveling south.
2 miles N.W. on old Limestone Road during a skirmish August 5, 1862 Federal General Robert L. McCook was killed by men of Capt. Frank Gurley's Confederate unit. In retaliation, the Federal forces burned and pillaged the area. — — Map (db m31644) HM
On North Commissioners Avenue north of West Lyon Street, on the left when traveling north.
Situated on historic White Bluff
overlooking the Tombigbee River,
Bluff Hall was built in 1832 by
slaves of Allen Glover for his
daughter, Sarah Serena, and her
husband, Francis Strother Lyon.
Lawyer and planter, F. S. Lyon, served in both . . . — — Map (db m37997) HM
In Memory of Re-Union 6th and 7th August 1904
Managers: Probate Judge Wm. R. White and Hon. Mack Pearce
Guest Speakers
Ex-rept. Wm. C. Davis, Hamilton - later Lieut. Gov. Ala.
Ex-Rept. Wm. W. Brandon, Tuscaloosa - later Governor, Ala. . . . — — Map (db m80883) HM WM
On Military Street South (U.S. 278) at State Route 17, on the right when traveling south on Military Street South.
Hamilton was established on November 17, 1882 and was named in honor of Capt. Albert James Hamilton. Hamilton was first known as "Toll Gate," named for a toll gate on the Jackson Military Road. The original county seat of Marion County was . . . — — Map (db m96479) HM
The First Alabama Cavalry U.S. Army
Organized July 12, 1862 - Deactivated October 20, 1865
Huntsville, Alabama
Colonel George E. Spenser, Commander
Organized by special order No. 100 by Major General Don Carlos Buell of U.S. Army. Over . . . — — Map (db m80884) HM WM
On Haley's Road south of U.S. 278, on the right when traveling south.
This land was originally part of a land grant claim by Captain Joseph Burleson, a Tennessee Militia Soldier during the War of 1812 and Creek War under Andrew Jackson. By 1820 the Forks of the Buttahatchee Primitive Baptist Church was . . . — — Map (db m309075) HM
On East Main Street (County Route 26) east of Andrew Street, on the left when traveling east.
The City of Albertville traces its origin here to 406 East Main Street, where on Jan. 13, 1860, James C. Miller (1833-1862) established a post office in his log cabin home, which also doubled as the community’s first store. Miller, who was later . . . — — Map (db m78710) HM
On Paddle Wheel Drive (U.S. 431) at Taylor Street, on the right when traveling south on Paddle Wheel Drive.
28-29, July, 1862 Guntersville shelled-burned by Union Artillery, Cavalry and Infantry.
Skirmish at Fearn's, Law's, Matthew's Landings and Ft. Deposit.
1, May 1862 - Sand Mountain Cavalry Battle - CSA Gen. Forrest - Union Col. Streight. . . . — — Map (db m235559) HM
On Warrenton Road (County Route 14) north of Strickland Lane, on the left when traveling south.
On January 15, 1865 an early morning clash occurred here on the Thomas Noble farm between Federal forces led by col. William J. Palmer’s 15th Pennsylvania Cavalry of 180 men and Confederate Gen. Hylon B. Lyon’s 250 men from two Kentucky cavalry . . . — — Map (db m210725) HM
On Lurleen B Wallace Drive (Alabama Route 79), on the right when traveling south.
January 15, 1865 was perhaps the darkest day in the history of Guntersville. At noon, forty Federal marines from the gunboat U.S.S. General Grant were sent to burn the town. After the mission was completed, only seven buildings remained standing – . . . — — Map (db m227313) HM
On Obrig Avenue south of Greenwood Street, on the right when traveling south.
Many of Guntersville's earliest citizens are buried in this historic cemetery. Judge Louis Wyeth (1812-1889) and his wife deeded the property to be used as a cemetery in 1881, but a few burials had occurred as early as the 1870s. Many military . . . — — Map (db m290805) HM
The hill to the immediate left was the site of the 1862 shelling of Guntersville during the War Between the States.
On July 28, 1862, a Federal force under the command of Major J.W. Paramore placed two Parrott guns on the hill and shelled . . . — — Map (db m203196) HM
On Blount Avenue (U.S. 431) 0.1 miles north of Brown Street, on the right when traveling north.
The first major attack on Guntersville during the Civil War occurred on the morning of Monday, July 28, 1862. The Federals had marched by night and had reached a hill on the north side of the Tennessee River and from this vantage point aimed their . . . — — Map (db m281987) HM
On Celeste Road (County Route 41) 0.3 miles north of Boy Scout Road, on the right when traveling north.
On April 30, 1865, C.S. General Richard Taylor, by then back in Meridian, received a wire from U. S. General Edward Canby. The truce negotiated at Magee Farm, Canby informed him, must end in 48 hours, because Washington had rejected the . . . — — Map (db m126690) HM
On Center Street (County Route 41) 0.3 miles north of Boy Scout Road, on the right when traveling north.
Here on May 4, 1865 Lt. Gen. Richard Taylor, C.S.A. surrendered the last organized Confederate forces, the Department of Alabama, Mississippi and East Louisiana, to Major Gen. E.R.S. Canby, U.S.A. thereby bringing to an official close the War . . . — — Map (db m126730) HM
Near Bienville Boulevard east of Albatross Street, on the right when traveling east.
The Confederates built Fort Powell on Tower Island, an oyster shell bank fifty feet north of Grant's Pass. The Pass provided an easy route from Mobile Bay to New Orleans through Mississippi Sound. C.S. Lieutenant Colonel James M. Williams, only . . . — — Map (db m87239) HM
Near Bienville Boulevard east of Albatross Street, on the right when traveling east.
Once Farragut was in the Bay, capture of Fort Gaines and Powell would prevent his isolation there. So at 4:00 pm, August 3, 1864, 1,500 soldiers commanded by U.S. General Edward Canby (but under the operational direction of General Gordon . . . — — Map (db m87219) HM
Near Bienville Boulevard east of Albatross Street, on the right when traveling east.
At 7:25 a.m., August 5, 1864, Admiral Farragut’s lead monitor Tecumseh steered into the torpedo field at the mouth of Mobile Bay. The admiral had ordered Commander Tunis Craven, the Tecumseh’s captain, to engage the ram . . . — — Map (db m87234) HM
Near Bienville Boulevard east of Albatross Street, on the right when traveling east.
This anchor came from the U.S.S. Hartford, Admiral Farragut's flagship during the Civil War "Battle of Mobile Bay" in August of 1864. It was there that he uttered the now famous words, "Damn the Torpedoes—Full Speed Ahead!" — — Map (db m87244) HM
On Bienville Boulevard at Lackland Street, on the right when traveling east on Bienville Boulevard.
This island, rich in history and legend, was
known to Europeans by 1502. Pineda visited in
1519, Narvaes and deVaca in 1528, the fleet of
deSoto in 1540, and the deLuna colonists in 1559.
In 1699, d'Iberville and Bienville arrived under
orders . . . — — Map (db m226727) HM
On Bienville Boulevard east of Albatross Street, on the right when traveling east.
Established in 1821 for defense of Mobile Bay and named in honor of General Edmund Pendleton Gaines, 1777-1849 who played an important part in early Alabama History and while Commandant of Fort Stoddard captured Aaron Burr near McIntosh in February . . . — — Map (db m39393) HM
This was not you everyday outhouse. It had ten seats that connected by way of a culvert to the Bay. The tide would come in and out once a day and "flush" the toilets. This was necessary being that over 400 men used these latrines daily. It was . . . — — Map (db m260079) HM
Near Bienville Boulevard east of Albatross Street, on the right when traveling east.
To Wait and Watch
In late August 1864 the Federals controlled Mobile Bay but could not attack Mobile. Admiral Farragut could not reach the City even with his light draft vessels, because the channels in the upper Bay had been obstructed. . . . — — Map (db m87243) HM
On South Royal Street south of Government Street, on the left when traveling south.
"Damn the Torpedoes!" is a familiar battle cry, but there's more to the story! The Mobile Civil War Trail is your guide to military movements and the way of life on and around Mobile Bay in the closing two years of the Civil War. . . . — — Map (db m87288) HM
On Government Street 0.1 miles east of South Royal Street, in the median.
Manufactured at Tredegar Iron Works
Richmond, Virginia
CSA
This cannon was used by Alabama Confederate Forces in the
defense of Mobile during the War for Southern Independence
from 1861-1865.
It was mounted at Ft. Powell, guarding . . . — — Map (db m86727) HM
Civil War Dead
An estimated 700,000 Union and Confederate soldiers died in the Civil War between April 1861 and April 1865. As the death toll rose, the U.S. government struggled with the urgent but unplanned need to bury fallen Union troops. . . . — — Map (db m162406) HM
On Government Street (U.S. 90) at South Lawrence Street, on the right when traveling west on Government Street.
Built 1835-1836. First public school in Alabama. Named for Rep. Willoughby Barton, author of Bill creating public schools of Mobile some 28 yrs. before State system. It was used as a hospital for Union soldiers in 1864. — — Map (db m86387) HM
Near Government Street (U.S. 90) just east of South Cedar Street, on the left when traveling east.
The first public school in Alabama built in 1835-36, used continuously since that time for the purpose of education except for a brief period during the Civil War when it was a hospital. Named for State Rep. Willoughby Barton of Mobile who was the . . . — — Map (db m143517) HM
Near Virginia Street 1 mile east of South Ann Street.
This memorial marks the burial site of
Union and Confederate soldiers who fought
in the Battle of Coffeeville December 5 1862
some known by name - others known but to God
Pvt J C Barret • Pvt Henry Byers
Co B 26 Miss Regt • Co C . . . — — Map (db m86447) WM
Near Virginia Street 0.1 miles east of South Ann Street.
Ill. 76th Vol. Inf.
in memory
of our heroes
who fell at
Fort Blakely, Ala.
April 9, 1865
——
2nd Brig. 2nd Div.
13th Army Corps.
William T. Duke • Micajah S. Moore • William Crimes • George H. Hopkins • George F. Tremain • . . . — — Map (db m86870) WM
Near Virginia Street 0.1 miles east of South Ann Street.
This memorial is dedicated to
US Navy, US Marine Corps, and
Confederate States Navy personnel
who lost their lives in the
Battle of Mobile Bay, Civil War
August 5, 1864 — — Map (db m86446) WM
On Church Street at Church Street, on the right when traveling west on Church Street.
Established in 1823, the first Episcopal Congregation in Mobile and in the State of Alabama. Cornerstone of present edifice laid in 1835; building completed and consecrated 1842 by Leonidas Polk, Bishop of Louisiana and Alabama, later General . . . — — Map (db m86580) HM
Near Gayle Street at Montgomery Street, on the right when traveling south.
In 1862, while Alabama was a State among the Confederate States of America suffering invasion by Union forces, the City of Mobile designed this Square 13 of Magnolia Cemetery as "Soldier's Rest" for Confederate Patriots who were casualties of the . . . — — Map (db m87210) HM WM
Near Virginia Street 0.1 miles east of South Ann Street.
This memorial is dedicated to the gallant crew of the CSS Horace L Hunley and their commander 1st Lt George E Dixon
Co A 21st Ala Inf CSA who
perished on the attack on
the USS Housatonic Feb 17 1864 — — Map (db m86251) WM
Near Virginia Street 0.1 miles east of South Ann Street.
This memorial is dedicated to the
officers and men of the CSS Alabama
who perished during the attack of the USS Kearsarge
on June 19, 1864
Yeo George Applebee • FN Christian Pust
Stew A G Bartelli • Sea John Roberts
Cox Henry . . . — — Map (db m86441) WM
Near Battleship Parkway at Old Spanish Trail (U.S. 98).
On February 17, 1864, the Confederate torpedo boat/submarine H. L. Hunley attacked and sank the Union warship U.S.S. Housatonic making it the first combat submarine to sink an enemy warship. Built in Mobile, Alabama in 1863, the . . . — — Map (db m191534) HM
On Government Street (U.S. 90) at South Bayou Street, on the right when traveling west on Government Street.
Rear Admiral, Confederate States Navy,
Brigadier General, Confederate States Army,
Commander of the Alabama, the greatest
sea raider of all times.
— — — —
In this house, a gift of the
people of Mobile, . . . — — Map (db m86572) HM
On North Royal Street at St Francis Street, on the right when traveling north on North Royal Street. Reported permanently removed.
Joseph Stillwell Cain, Jr. was born along Dauphin Street in Mobile, Alabama. Joe served as a clerk for the city, and developed many mystic societies within the city. The Civil War brought all Mardi Gras Festivities to a halt. Cain had participated . . . — — Map (db m86730) HM
Near Virginia Street 0.1 miles east of South Ann Street.
National Cemetery
Mobile National Cemetery was established in May 1866 on 3 acres of land in Magnolia Cemetery. The City of Mobile donated the land to the federal government. The Cemetery was divided into four sections with a central . . . — — Map (db m86914) HM
On South Joachim Street 0.1 miles south of Dauphin Street, on the left when traveling south.
This building constructed in 1853,
by Judge Henry V. Chamberlain,
a former mayor of Mobile, was
in 1871 and 1872, the residence of
Nicola Marschall,
who, in 1861, designed
the Confederate Flag and . . . — — Map (db m86504) HM
On North Water Street 0.1 miles north of St Anthony Street, on the right when traveling north.
The first submarine successfully used in warfare was completed at this site in 1863. Designed by James McClintock and Baxter Watson, and financed by Horace L. Hunley, it was built by W. A. Alexander at the Mobile machine shop of Park and Lyons. . . . — — Map (db m86244) HM
On Conti Street at South Joachim Street, on the right when traveling west on Conti Street.
In 1864, Wallace Turnage, a seventeen year old slave was owned by a merchant, Collier Minge, whose house stood on this site. Turnage escaped wartime Mobile by walking 25 miles down the western shore of Mobile Bay. After surviving three weeks in the . . . — — Map (db m193903) HM
On Government Street (U.S. 98) at S Dearborn Street, on the left when traveling west on Government Street.
The Kennedy-Cox House was built in 1857 by Joshua Kennedy Jr., whose family arrived here in 1805 and is credited with helping establish Mobile as a commercial shipping center. The Architectural design is a unique transition between the Greek Revival . . . — — Map (db m280504) HM
On East Coy Smith Highway (County Road 96) at Superintendents Drive, on the left when traveling west on East Coy Smith Highway.
(obverse)
Mt. Vernon Arsenal and Barracks
Established 1828 by Congress to store arms and munitions for U. S. Army. Original structures completed 1830's.
Arsenal appropriated by Confederacy 1861; equipment moved to Selma . . . — — Map (db m70593) HM
On Old Highway 43 at Military Road (County Road 96), on the left when traveling south on Old Highway 43.
In 1811, the Mount Vernon Cantonment, located on a hill about three miles west of the Mobile River, was laid out by Col. Thomas H. Cushing. The cantonment was on the site of a spring called Mount Vernon Springs. In 1814, the garrison at Mt. Vernon . . . — — Map (db m85911) HM
Near Armstead Road west of Cowford Road, on the left when traveling west.
Located on the perimeter of the old Cedar Hill Plantation, this cemetery serves as the final resting place for the enslaved African American people who lived, labored, and died on these grounds. Although their names and life stories may not be . . . — — Map (db m307332) HM
On Pineville Road (State Road 21), on the right when traveling south.
Front:
The following eyewitness account was written by T. C. McCorvey of Tuscaloosa in April 1865 during the War Between The States.
"A boy of 13 has a distant recollection of some of the incidents of the raid on Monroeville. The . . . — — Map (db m85912) HM
On Ash Street west of Poplar Street, on the right when traveling west.
Major General James Harrison Wilson, USV
1837-1925
Exceptional American soldier, born Illinois, West Point Class of 1860, MG at 27. Civil War service: Port Royal 1861-62, Aide to McClellan '62; Vicksburg and Chattanooga Campaigns, Grant's . . . — — Map (db m64436) HM
On Monroe Street west of North Union Street, on the left when traveling west.
North/Navy Side "The seamen of Confederate fame startled the wondering world: for braver fight was never fought, and fairer flag was never furled." Anon.
West/Cavalry Side "The knightliest of the knightly race who since the . . . — — Map (db m86060) HM
On South Bainbridge Street at Dexter Avenue, on the right when traveling north on South Bainbridge Street.
Alabama's First Capitals
On March 3, 1817, Congress designated the town of St. Stephens on the Tombigbee River north of Mobile as capital of the newly formed Alabama Territory. There in 1818, the territorial legislature named Huntsville as . . . — — Map (db m86063) HM
On Market Plaza at Commerce Street and Montgomery Street, on the right when traveling west on Market Plaza.
At the intersection of Commerce Street and Dexter Avenue, Court Square is arguably the most historic location in America. As the center of 19th century
Southern economic and political power, Montgomery's Court Square was host to a massive slave . . . — — Map (db m91736) HM
Near Upper Wetumpka Road at North Ripley Street, on the left when traveling east. Reported missing.
(side 1)
Brigadier General Birkett Davenport Fry, CSA
Born Virginia; educated VMI and West Point; fought in Mexico; practiced law in California; married Alabamian whose family owned the Tallassee cotton mill; served as general in . . . — — Map (db m86065) HM
On South Court Street at Mildred Street, on the right when traveling south on South Court Street.
Civil War-Barnes School
In April 1865, the Union Army command made this house its headquarters. Mrs. Pickett hid her silver on an inside ledge of the cupola. Later, former Confederate Generals Hood, Bragg, and Walker visited here. In 1906, . . . — — Map (db m86072) HM
Near Columbus Street east of North Ripley Street, on the right when traveling west.
Side A During the War Between the States medical knowledge was primitive. As a result, twice as many men died of disease than in battle from wounds. Early in the War, childhood diseases such as measles, mumps and chicken pox decimated entire . . . — — Map (db m36495) HM
On Coosa Street at Tallapoosa Street, on the right when traveling north on Coosa Street.
Side 1
Confederate Military Prison
Near this site, from mid April to December 1862, a Confederate military prison held, under destitute conditions, 700 Union soldiers, most captured at Shiloh. They were imprisoned in a foul, . . . — — Map (db m71369) HM
On Washington Avenue at South Perry Street, on the right when traveling west on Washington Avenue.
In February, 1861, delegates from six of the seven seceding southern states met in Montgomery to establish the government of the CSA. Newly elected President Jefferson Davis named J.H. Reagan of Texas as Postmaster General. Reagan established the . . . — — Map (db m71242) HM
On North Perry Street at Monroe Street, on the right when traveling south on North Perry Street. Reported permanently removed.
On a wall in this building,
"The Montgomery Theater"
Dan Emmett
first inscribed the score of Dixie for his minstrel orchestra.
H.F. Arnold
arranged it for band music and used it at the inauguration of
Jefferson Davis . . . — — Map (db m36574) HM
On Dexter Avenue at Decatur Street, on the right when traveling east on Dexter Avenue.
This street was named to honor Andrew Dexter one of the founders of Montgomery Along this street moved the inaugural parade of Jefferson Davis when he took the oath of office as President of the Confederate States of America February 18, 1861 . . . — — Map (db m36589) HM
On South Perry Street at Scott Street, on the right when traveling north on South Perry Street.
Side 1:
Founded November 29, 1829, with four charter members. English-born Lee Compere, a missionary to the Creek Indians, was the first pastor. Services initially were held monthly in a building shared by other denominations. In 1833, the . . . — — Map (db m71251) HM
Near Monroe Street east of North Bainbridge Street, on the right when traveling east.
The "Stars and Bars," designed by Nicola Marshall of Marion, Alabama, was adopted by the flag selection committee of the Provisional Confederate Congress at Montgomery and raised over the capitol building on March 4, 1861. Its similarity to the . . . — — Map (db m69314) HM
On Washington Avenue at South Union Street, on the right when traveling west on Washington Avenue.
Designated Executive Residence by the
Provisional Confederate Congress
February 21, 1861. President Jefferson Davis
and his family lived here until the Confederate
Capital moved to Richmond summer 1861.
Built by William Sayre 1832-35 at . . . — — Map (db m7581) HM
On South Lawrence Street at Scott Street, on the left when traveling south on South Lawrence Street.
Residence of Civil War Governor John Gill Shorter, 1861-63. A strong supporter of Confederacy, Shorter built up defenses of state during war. Growing "Peace Movement" led to his defeat for re-election 1863.
House acquired by Jacob Greil 1878. . . . — — Map (db m74386) HM
Near Stella Street at Clarmont Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
Governor William Calvin Oates
Born in Pike County into a poor Alabama family in 1835, Oates practiced law in Abbeville when the War began. Elected Captain of the "Henry Pioneers," Co. G, 15th Alabama Infantry. He saw service in Jackson's . . . — — Map (db m86116) HM
On Bibb Street just west of Commerce Street, on the right when traveling west.
The Stars and Bars
Designed by Nicola Marschall of Marion, Ala., and recommended by "The Committee On A Proper flag for the Confederate States of America". It was unfurled over the Capitol in Montgomery on March 4. 1861, while the . . . — — Map (db m224816) HM
On North Bainbridge Street at Dexter Avenue, on the right when traveling north on North Bainbridge Street.
A graduate of West Point Military Academy, he served the United States as Colonel of Mississippi Volunteers, Mexican War; member of House of Representatives, Senator, and as Secretary of War. Inaugurated President of the provisional government, . . . — — Map (db m155530) HM
On South Perry Street at Scott Street, on the right when traveling north on South Perry Street.
Designed by Stephen Decatur Button, Knox Hall built in the 1840's by William Knox, a native of Ireland who settled in Montgomery in 1830's. Knox founded Central Bank of Montgomery which made first loans to Confederate government.
House . . . — — Map (db m71250) HM
Near Church Street 0.1 miles north of Catoma Street, on the right when traveling north.
To the
Ladies Memorial Association
formed in this auditorium
April 1866 for the purpose
of ministering to the living
Confederate soldier and
to keep in remembrance
his high principles
and heroic deeds. . . . — — Map (db m71277) HM
On South Court Street 0.1 miles Adams Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
Built by James J. Gilmer. Purchased by Reuben C. Shorter, 1849, for his wife, Caroline A.V. Billingslea, who later married Tennent Lomax, captain and governor of Orizaba, Mexican War colonel, 3rd Ala. Infantry Regt., CSA, killed at Battle of Seven . . . — — Map (db m86128) HM
Near Water Street, on the right when traveling west.
After Horseshoe Bend defeat, Creeks ceded millions of acres to United States. Cotton was in great demand. This area ideal for crop which is still planted on peninsular across river. In 1817, lands went on sale. Andrew Dexter, Massachusetts lawyer, . . . — — Map (db m61802) HM
Montgomery's Cotton Slide
The history of Montgomery Panel Project is place on top of the remains of Montgomery's Cotton Slide. The Cotton Slide was used to transport heavy cotton bales from the streets above to the waiting steamboats below. . . . — — Map (db m78145) HM
Near Dexter Avenue at North Bainbridge Street, on the right when traveling west.
Secession & Confederacy
For fifteen years before the Civil War, Alabamians took
prominent roles in a national debate over the expansion of
slavery into the western territories. A series of compromises
maintained peace until 1860, when the . . . — — Map (db m182601) HM
Near Monroe Street east of North Bainbridge Street, on the right when traveling east.
The intensity of the war caused the desire for a new national flag that was in no way similar to the U.S. flag. The "Stainless Banner" was adopted by the Confederate Congress on May 1, 1863. The cross of St. Andrew, depicted on the flag, has been . . . — — Map (db m86423) HM
On South Bainbridge Street east of Dexter Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
Placed by
Sophie Bibb Chapter
Daughters
of the
Confederacy
on the spot where
Jefferson Davis
stood when inaugurated
President of C.S.A.
Feb. 18, 1861 — — Map (db m267970) HM
On South Perry Street at High Street, on the left when traveling north on South Perry Street.
On April 11, 1865, federal troops, known as "Wilson's Raiders," approached the city. Lacking means of defense, city officials agreed to surrender the city.
From the front portico of this house was read the order of Gen. James H. Wilson, USA, . . . — — Map (db m71249) HM
On Dexter Avenue at South Court Street, on the right when traveling east on Dexter Avenue.
Telegram Which Began War Between The States
Montgomery, April 11, 1861
General Beauregard, Charleston:
Do not desire needlessly to bombard Fort Sumter. If Major Anderson will state the time at which, as indicated by him, he will . . . — — Map (db m22524) HM
On Bibb Street at Commerce Street, on the right when traveling west on Bibb Street.
Here were located the first offices of the Confederate government from Feb. 22, 1861 to May 21, 1861.
Secondary marker:
This historic marker relocated on this original site by Preceptor Delta Chapter, Beta Sigma . . . — — Map (db m104718) HM
On Bibb Street at Lee Street, on the right when traveling east on Bibb Street.
On this site stood The First White House of the Confederacy William Sayre built his townhouse here between 1832 and 1835. On February 21, 1861, the provisional Confederate Congress leased it for the Executive Residence. . . . — — Map (db m62748) HM
On Court Square at Dexter Avenue, on the right on Court Square. Reported missing.
The Lightning RouteIn 1886, Montgomery became the first city in the Western Hemisphere to convert an entire street railway system to electricity. The Capital City Street Railway Co. initiated electric trolley service on one mile of the street . . . — — Map (db m86468) HM
On Maxwell Boulevard 0.1 miles west of Gordon Street, on the right when traveling west.
The Wharton-Chappell House
The Wharton Chappell House is one of Montgomery's last pre-Civil War cottages. This structure occupies the site of General John Scott's 1817 pioneer settlement, "Alabama Town" which was founded upon a Creek Indian . . . — — Map (db m131541) HM
On South Bainbridge Street at Dexter Avenue, on the right when traveling north on South Bainbridge Street.
MG J.H.Wilson’s Cavalry Corps raised U.S. flag over Alabama’s and the Confederacy’s first Capitol on 4/12/65, three days after Lee’s surrender at Appomattox. Wilson had defeated LTG N.B. Forrest’s depleted and vastly outnumbered troops at the . . . — — Map (db m86471) HM
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