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By Mark Hilton, October 5, 2013
Battle Of Girard Marker
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1 ► Alabama, Russell County, Phenix City — Before The Battle / Battle Of Girard —
(obverse) Before The Battle All day that Easter Sunday the Confederate forces commanded by Col. Leon von Zinken awaited the Union Army they knew was on the way from Tuskegee. Lacking the men needed to hold it, they were forced to . . . — — Map (db m69058) HM
2 ► Alabama, Russell County, Phenix City — Red Hill Batteries — Reported missing
On April 16, 1865 the batteries of Confederate Major James Fleming Waddell of Seale, Alabama were positioned on the crest of this hill. Union forces under the command of Brevet Major General James H. Wilson were expected to launch a daylight attack . . . — — Map (db m69056) HM
3 ► Alabama, Russell County, Phenix City — Confederates Set Fire To Lower Bridge —
Early in the afternoon of April 16, 1865 the first major act in the Battle of Girard-Columbus took place. Union General Emory Upton sent the First Ohio cavalry charging down old Crawford Road to capture the Dillingham Bridge, then known as the lower . . . — — Map (db m69060) HM
 
 
  
  
 
 
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Nov. 13, 2026