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Edith Newman Culver Memorial Museum: 501 Main street. Waterloo, Alabama
Museum is headquartered in a two-story frame house built in 1872 in a traditional T-shape with three chimneys, six fireplaces. The house is filled with antiques, Civil War relics, Native American artifacts, military displays. Open Friday-Sunday afternoons, hours may increase in the summer. Senior, group and student rates offered, under 5 yrs admitted free.
Florence
Pope's Tavern Museum: 203 Hermitage Drive. Florence, Alabama
Once a stagecoach stop, tavern, and inn where Andrew Jackson stopped overnight en route to the Battle of New Orleans. Pope's Tavern is one of Florence's oldest structures. It served as a hospital for both Confederate and Union forces during the War Between the States. Later home to the Lambeth family, it remained a private residence until purchased by Florence in 1965 to preserve and showcase the city's history. The museum is operated for the purpose of displaying, teaching, and interpreting the cultural history of Florence and the Shoals area.
Hillsboro
Pondsprings: 12280 Alabama Hwy. 20 Hillsboro, Alabama
The historic home of Confederate General "Fighting Joe" Wheeler was built in north Alabama following the Civil war. The site is on 50 acres, and has 13 historic buildings. The Wheeler Home Museum is filled with family furnishings and artifacts.
Decatur
Civil War Walking Trail - 719 6th Ave. SE, Decatur, Alabama
Confederate General hood in the fierce four day 1864 Battle of Decatur attempted to cross the Tennessee River to cut off the Union supply lines in Nashville. The 14th U.S. colored troops Infantry charged the Confederates line at noon on October 28 Hood Removed his troops and moved West..
The Old State Bank - 925 Bank Street, Decatur, Alabama
Pre-Greek Revival structure is oldest bank in state. Used as hospital during Civil War, one of only 4 buildings left standing when war ended.
Athens
The City of Athens was burned and looted by the Union troops in a raid by Colonel Turchin in May 1862. The 1st. Alabama Cavalry failed in its attempt to take Athens from the Union holding the city in Jan. 26, 1864, Battle of Athens. (Historic Marker and Monuments)
Huntsville
Historic Huntsville Depot -320 Church Street Huntsville, Alabama
Climb on locomotives, examine Civil War graffiti, and listen as robotic ticket agents tell about working for railroad. Exciting hands-on programs available.
Stevenson
Stevenson Rail Road Depot Museum - Main Street Stevenson, Alabama
In 1861 , Stevenson was a vital rail link to major points throughout the southeast. Union Gen. Rosecran's forces constructed a pontoon bridge across the Tennessee River Stevenson in 1863, allowing thousands of Union troops across the river and advance on the battlefield at chickamauga.
Bridgeport
The three earthen redoubts along with their connecting entrenchments, were part of an original ten constructed in 1863 by Confederate troops using slave labor in preparation for the defense of Bridgeport. Later that same year Union soldiers took over the fortifications and improved them to protect their major supply base at Bridgeport that served them during the Battles of Chickamauga and Chattanooga. Over the last century six of the ten fortifications have been destroyed, and the three Bridgeport examples lie in the midst of an area already partially developed by industry.
Double Springs
Looneys Entertainment - Musical drama telling story of north Alabama hill people caught between opposing forces during Civil War. Indoor theatre, restaurant, miniature golf, gift shop and riverboat.
Gadsden
Emma Sansom Monument - Under Gunfire, teenage heroine Emma Sansom guided Gen. Forrest's troops across Black Creek near Gadsden om may 2, 1863. The Following day, Confederate forces captured Union Col. Stright and his entire command of 1,466 men near Cedar Bluff.
Ohatchee
Janney Furnace - July 1864 Ohatchee's location on the bank of the Coosa River led to a minor role in the Civil War, The confederates hoped to use Janney Furnace, built just north of Ohatchee, to provide pig iron for the south. But a 2,300 man Calvary force under Union Gen. Lovell H. Rosseau advanced to Calhoun County in July 1864 and knocked the furnace out of commission.
Janney furnace had been built by Montgomery manufacturer, Alfred Janney, in mid-1863. He was in the area buying iron ore for another of his furnaces when he noticed brown ore on the ground under a ridge about a mile north of Ohatchee. There is much speculation as to whether Janney Furnace was ever operational. None of the sandstone lining the circular chimney is blackened from smoke, which should be the case of a functional furnace. The furnace was constructed with the labor of about 200 slaves, with sandstone for construction quarried in the area. Janney shipped equipment and machinery from his furnace in Montgomery to be used at the site. After Union soldiers burned workers' shacks and demolished about 25 feet of the brick chimney that capped the stone furnace, construction was resumed, but was not completed by the end of the Civil War. Janney sold the land and returned to Montgomery, and the machinery that remained rusting around the furnace was sold for scrap. http://www.janneyfurnace.org/
Anniston
Anniston/Calhoun County LibraryAlabama Room and Anniston Room - Fine collection of genealogical research records, Civil War records, etc. Anniston Room is collection of local memorabilia.
Jacksonville
The Gallant Pelham Statue - Located in Jacksonville City Cemetery. John Pelham, Civil War hero, was dubbed "The Gallant Pelham" by Robert E. Lee.
Cedar Bluff
Cornwall Furnace - Commissioned in 1863 by the Noble Brothers of Rome, Georgia and named for their native Cornwall, England home, this cold blast furnace furnished iron for the first cannon made in Rome, Georgia.
Cornwall Furnace is the best preserved furnace built by the Confederate States of America. In 1862, the 35-foot high furnace became the first to supply ore for the construction of Confederate cannons during the Civil War. It took a thousand men seven months to construct the furnace using limestone from the nearby Coosa River. Though General Sherman twice ordered the furnace destroyed in 1864, it still stands in its original location. Passing through Cedar Bluff, one can easily understand the origins of the town's name. Cedars still grow through- out the area, many on bluffs overlooking Weiss Lake. Cedar Bluff's history is filled with visits from well-known figures, from Spanish explorer Fernando DeSoto in the 1500's to Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest during the Civil War. Cornwall Furnace, built to supply ore for the Confederate army, still stands today.
Centre
Cherokee County Historical Museum - Cherokee County's heritage is depicted with local newspapers, shotguns, wagons, housewares,telephones, 50-year-old doll collection and memorabilia of Grand Ole Opry comedian Rod Brasfield. Civil War, WWI, WWII and railroad artifacts.
Steele
Horse Pens 40 - 120 scenic acres of historical Civil War and Native American homelands, unusual rock formations, festivals, pow wows, Native American arts and crafts, bluegrass music. Weddings, hiking, camping, reunions, museum, historical rocks, Tomato Jubilee. Elevation 1491.
Cullman County
When most people think of Cullman County's history, it is only natural that they remember the founding of the City of Cullman in 1873 by German expatriate Colonel John G. Cullmann. Many people do not realize, however, that another colonel played a big part in Cullman County's past as well.
Ten years prior to the founding of Cullman, America was at war. Union loyalists and Confederate secessionists were meeting on the field of battle to decide whether or not the country would continue as one or be broken in half over such issues as the rights of states and slave ownership. Following a major conflict in middle Tennessee, Union Col. Abel D. Streight of the 51st Indiana Infantry decided to make a daring raid that would lead his men across North Alabama and into Georgia with the intention of cutting the Western Atlantic Railroad that supplied Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg's army.
On his way from Memphis, Tennessee, to Rome, Georgia, Streight was met by the famous Confederate Gen. Nathan B. Forrest, who engaged the Union leader in a number of battles, ultimately leading to Streight's surrender and imprisonment. Several of these conflicts, the Battle of Days Gap and the Battle of Hog Moutain, took place in what was to become Cullman County.
According to Streight's account of the journey, written one year after the raid, the colonel and his command left Moulton, Alabama, on April 28, 1863, headed towards Blountsville via Day's Gap. He wrote:
"We marched the next day (the 29th) to Day's Gap, about 35 miles, and bivouacked for the night … we were now in the midst of devoted Union people. Many of Captain Smith's men (Alabamians) were recruited near this place, and many were the happy greetings between them and their friends and relations."
The next morning, Streight's men came under attack roughly two miles from their campsite. According to local Civil War Historian Dan Fullenwider, several members of Streight's rear guard were still clearing the campsite and finishing breakfast when the men of Captain William Forrest, Gen. Forrest's brother, attacked.
"From that point on, it was a running battle," Fullenwider said. "[General] Forrest caught up with Col. Streight and his men and had set up camp that night within sight of Streight's campfires. If Streight had ever just turned and fought Forrest head on, he probably would've won, as he heavily outnumbered the Confederates. But, he kept on riding, occasionally stopping and setting up a battle line, such as at Day's Gap and at Hog Mountain. Several other skirmishes occurred throughout the county whenever the two leaders met."
As the fighting began, Streight's men took up a defensive position between a ravine and a swampy area, hopefully to prevent their being flanked by the Confederates. Streight wrote:
"The country was open, sand ridges, very thinly wooded and afforded fine defensive positions … we dismounted and formed a line of battle on a ridge circling to the rear. Our right rested on a precipitous ravine and the left was protected by a marshy run that was easily held against the enemy. The mules were sent into a ravine to the rear of our right, where they were protected from our enemy's bullets."
The Battle of Day's Gap lasted approximately five hours, from 6 a.m. on April 30th until about 11 a.m., leaving 23 Union soldiers dead and Confederate casualties numbering 65. One account, handed down by the family of Confederate soldier Pvt. Williams J. Ledbetter of the 4th Alabama Cavalry, states that the limestone rock in the area was so close to the surface that the Confederates could not bury their dead but instead were forced to roll their bodies into a steep ravine before following Streight south.
Following the Battle of Day's Gap, Streight's men proceeded south toward Blountsville but were again met by Forrest's brigade. Streight wrote:
"We were not too soon in our movements, for the column had hardly passed a cross-road, some six miles from our first battle-ground, when the enemy were discovered advancing on our left. Sharp skirmishing commenced at Crooked Creek, which is about 10 miles south of Day's Gap, and finally the enemy pressed our rear so hard that I was compelled to prepare for battle. I selected a strong position, about one mile south of the crossing of the creek, on a ridge called Hog Mountain. The whole force soon became engaged (about one hour before dark) … fighting continued until about 10 p.m., when the enemy were driven from our front, leaving a large number of killed and wounded on the field. I determined at once to resume our march, and as soon as possible, we moved out."
Forrest's relentless pursuit of Streight led the Union commander to attempt an ambush in an area now known as the Bethsadia Community. The 73rd Indiana Infantry, under the command of a Col. Hathaway, were serving as Streight's rear guard. Streight wrote:
"The moon shone very brightly, and the country was an open woodland, with an occasional spot of thick undergrowth. In one of these thickets I placed the Seventy-third Indiana, lying down, and not more than 20 paces from the road, which was in plain view. The enemy approached. The head of his column passed without discovering our position. At this moment, the whole regiment opened a most destructive fire, causing a complete stampede of the enemy."
Following the Hathaway ambush, Streight again attempted to surprise Forrest's men, attacking them near Ryan's Creek. Streight had little to say of this ambush, save to note that it was the last conflict in Cullman County. Fighting again resumed in neighboring Blount County, when Forrest's men caught up with Streight in the town of Blountsville. Streight had this to say of the Ryan's Creek ambush:
"We were not again disturbed until we had marched several miles, when they attacked out rear guard vigorously. I again succeeded in ambuscading them, which caused them to give up pursuit for the night. We continued our march and reached Blountsville about 10 o'clock in the morning."
Streight's raid continued through Alabama until he finally reached his destination at Rome, Georgia and was forced to surrender by Gen. Forrest, his entire command of 1,500 men captured. Although ultimately defeated, his daring raid unsuccessful, Streight was counted the victor in both of the major confrontations with Forrest in Cullman County. According to Dan Fullenwider, Forrest lost two of his favorite cannon at the Battle of Day's Gap, both of which were prizes he had himself captured earlier in a conflict in Murphreesboro, Tennessee. According to Streight's account, the ammunition captured with the two cannon was exhausted and he ordered the howitzers spiked and their carriages burned. Fullenwider notes that it is possible that the two cannon still remain buried in the Hog Mountain area as he said they were never recovered.
In addition to leaving such relics behind, both discovered and undiscovered, the skirmishes on Cullman County soil left many Alabamians dead on both sides of the conflict. Three Alabama units were listed among the companies that fought in the battles of Streight's ill-fated raid: the 53rd Alabama Cavalry Regiment (also known as the Partisan Rangers), who were attached to the 29th Alabama Infantry, CSA; the 4th Alabama Cavalry, CSA; and the 1st Alabama Cavalry, USV, which consisted of many North Alabama men from Winston and Cullman Counties who volunteered to serve the Union. The 1st Alabama Cavalry, the only cavalry unit of the six Alabama regiments, was also the only such unit to contain both black and white soldiers. Hailed by Maj. Gen. John Logan, a commander under Gen. Sherman, called them "The best scouts I ever saw," and as such, the 1st Alabama was chosen to be the general's personal escort on his famous (and infamous) march to the sea
Tuscaloosa Gorgas House - Built 1829; oldest building on campus. Occupied by Gorgas family members 1879–1953. One of 4 buildings to survive Civil War. Now a house museum with 19th-century furnishings.
Briefield Brierfield Ironworks - The metal produced at the Bibb County Ironworks so impressed Confederate authorities that they purchased the facility at a forced sale in 1863. The iron made there, in the words of a contemporary ironmaster, "was the toughest and most suitable iron for making guns and above any other iron in the South." The following year, the Confederates constructed a second furnace at the site, the remains of which are visible today. This furnace, the only one in the state built solely by the Confederates, supplied iron to the Selma Arsenal for the manufacture of the Brooke cannon, the South's largest and most effective naval artillery piece.
After the Civil War, the Bibb Furnace was operated intermittently by a succession of owners, including Josiah Gorgas, the former chief of Confederate ordnance, but the facility proved unprofitable, and it was abandoned in 1894. The Bibb Furnace represents an important but short-lived transition between the stone stack furnaces like those at Tannehill Ironworks Historical State Park, and the metal-jacketed furnaces as seen at Birmingham's Sloss Furnace. Indeed, the remains of the Bibb Furnace and its ancillary buildings constitute every integral structure that served a blast furnace in the 1880s and 1890s. Nowhere else in the U.S. can this slice of time in the development of iron making be better seen.
A hundred years of weathering has taken its toll on the furnace stack. Portions have collapsed and what remains is fragile and crumbling. The Alabama Historic Ironworks Commission, the state agency directing Brierfield Park, has received an ISTEA grant to construct a cover over the stack to protect it from the cycles of rain and ice that crack and break century-old brick. Once this is accomplished, the painstaking and expensive process of stabilizing the ruin must begin. Public and private money is needed for extensive archaeological work and for preserving the foundations of the blowing engine house, hot blast stoves, casting shed, and boiler plant. Loss of these rare structures will also mean the loss of irreplaceable knowledge about iron making in the late nineteenth century.
Partially destroyed by the Union army at the end of the Civil War, Brierfield Ironworks was quickly restored after the war by its new owners. However, time and the elements have taken their toll since the the Brierfield Furnace was abandoned in 1894. http://www.brierfieldironworks.com/
McCalla Tannehill Iron Hsistorical State Park - 12632 Confederate Pkwy. McCallaThe Rannehill Ironworks produced upwards of 20 tons of iron each day at its height of production during the Civil war in 1864. Ther furnaces were destroyed in march 1865 raid by three companies of the Eighth Iowa Cavalry as part of Union Gen. James Wilson's attack on Alabama war industry sites. http://www.tannehill.org
Bessemer Bessemer Hall of History Museum - Housed in renovated Southern Railway Terminal. Contains artifacts, documents, photographs, 1800s furnishings and farm implements, Civil War collection relating to 1862 28th Alabama Regiment, antique telephone display, library.
Columbiana Marbury Confederate Memorial Park - Site of Alabama's only home for Confederate veterans. 2 cemeteries contain 313 graves. Museum houses Civil War uniforms, weapons and equipment, plus many relics from Soldiers' Home. Walking & driving tours, nature trail, picnic areas.
St. Wilfred's Episcopal Church - Cemeteries Visit the Confederate cemetery on the grounds of this church.
Marion Marion Female Seminary - Organized in 1836. While teaching here, Nicola Marschall designed the stars and bars flag and the Confederate uniform.
Selma
During the Civil War, it was one of the South's main military manufacturing centers, producing tons of supplies and munitions, and turning out Confederate warships such as the ironclad Tennessee. Union General J.H. Wilson's troops destroyed Selma's army arsenal and factories, and much of the city, in a fiery, bloody siege. To see Selma-manufactured munitions and war relics, visit the Smitherman Historic Building.
Tour gracious antebellum Sturdivant Hall, a Greek Revival mansion designed by the cousin of Confederate General Robert E. Lee. Browse for antiques in restored downtown riverfront warehouses and discover hand-made treasures and other specialty items in Victorian cottage shops.
Old Live Oak Cemetery Tour - Confederate Circle Monument: Notice the graves of soldiers are to the south of the monument and the cannons point toward the north, forever protecting the brave men who died for their cause.
Smitherman Historic Building - Built in 1847 by Selma Masonic Order to serve as university. Also served as Confederate hospital, county courthouse and military school. Restored to original beauty. Features Lewis collection of Civil War memorabilia.
Old Depot Museum - Interpretive history museum in 1891 railway depot. Artifacts from pre-history Indians through Voting Rights era. Civil War room, Black Heritage wing, military room (pre WWI–Persian Gulf). Victorian firehouse, antique rail cars.
Visitors find themselves stepping back into an earlier time, when farmers used oxen to plow their fields and spinning wheels to spin their thread. Here one may inspect the records of an early plantation, or the contents of a 19th century doctor's traveling kit. A cameo of Elodie Todd Dawson, Abraham Lincoln's sister-in-law and a rabid confederate, offers a poignant reminder that the Civil War split many families asunder. Confederate bills, many printed right here in Selma, recall "the lost cause" in all its frailty.
Imagine the industrial revolution experienced during the Civil War in Selma, where nearly half of the munitions used by the Confederacy was manufactured. Here was manufactured the Brooke Cannon, the most powerful muzzle loading cannon ever produced; and here the iron-clad Confederate ship Tennessee (of the Battle of Mobile Bay) was built. Shells and cannon balls, remnants of the South's largest industrial complex, may be seen and touched by visitors to the Museum.
The Museum's exhibits range from items as large as a railroad boxcar to those as small as the black pins worn by the 19th century ladies in their mourning dress. They include the original land grant, issued by President James Monroe to the Selma Town and Land Company, a desk used by Alabama Governor, Benjamin Meek Miller, the china and silver used by William Rufus King as Ambassador to France, and the one-horse carriage used by a Selma millionaire to ride all the way from here to New York City during the 1840's.
Here are mementoes of the men and women who helped make Selma the "Queen City of the Black Belt"...Confederate Generals like John Tyler Morgan and Edmund Winston Pettus (who later served together in the United States Senate): pioneering physicians like Dr. Albert Gallatin Mabry, who founded the Alabama Medical Association in 1847 and led the fight for mental health services; and early Black leaders such as Benjamin Sterling Turner, the ex-slave who became Selma's first Congressman during Reconstruction.
Montgomery Alabama State Capitol - Reflects 140 years of shifting tastes in architecture and furnishings. Historic Senate Chamber, House of Representatives, old Supreme Court Chamber and original governor's office have been restored to Civil War-era appearance.
Tallassee Confederate Armory - When Confederacy feared security of Richmond, VA, decision was made to relocate Richmond Carbine to old 1844 cotton mill in Tallassee. Only Confederate armory to survive Civil War.
Confederate Officers Quarters - When Confederate Armory moved to Tallassee, 3 homes were constructed on King St. by Confederate government to house officers in command. Only 2 of 3 houses remain, now used as offices.
Rose Hill Cemetery Historic Grave Site - Remains of Indian trader Barent Dubose, believed to be Tallassee's 1st settler, and William Parker, body servant to Andrew Jackson during War of 1812, buried here. Graves of other Confederate veterans also located here.
Lanett Fort Tyler - Located on Alabama-Georgia border, was site of one of last Civil War battles (April 16, 1865) to take place east of Mississippi.
Eufaula Historic Shorter Cemetery - Civil War-era cemetery. Burial site of Alabama Civil War Governor John Gill Shorter, his family & family slaves.
Union Springs Log Cabin Museum and Confederate Cemetery - Cemeteries, antebellum Visit 1850 log cabin where tour is given by descendant of original owner. Cemetery includes Union and Confederate soldiers.
Ozark Confederate Soldier - Dedicated to memory of Dale Co. Confederate soldiers who fought in War Between the States (1861–1865). Erected in 1903 by Stonewall Chapter of the UDC.
Newton Newton Civil War Monument - Stone marker is reminder of the only Civil War action in Wiregrass area. It occurred in Skipperville in 1864, and Newton 1 month before the war ended in 1865.
Kusha Historic Magee Farm - Surender site of the last organized Confederate troops east of the Mississippi River http://www.mageefarm.org/
On the morning of April 29, 1865 the historic meeting occurred. The Magee Farm was to be the stage for the negotiations of peace between North and South.Union General Canby arrived by train with a brigade of troops numbering around 1800 men, complete with a military band. The Federal contingent, were attired in their best dress uniforms, and were said to cut a dashing image. Several hours later Confederate General Taylor (Son of president Zachary Taylor) arrived standing on the back of a railroad push cart, powered by two black servants. He was accompanied by a single military aide, Colonel Myers. Both General Taylor and his aide's uniforms were soiled, tattered and both men looked very worn, but none the less, they approached with military bearing, and heads held high, looking their foe directly in the eyes. It was suggested that the party retire to the comfort of the Magee home, after a cordial greeting.
The Generals, along with one aide each, went into the parlor, and with the doors shut, discussed and agreed to a cease fire. The entire matter took just over ten minutes or so. They then proceeded to the dining room, where Champagne had been prepared. The Union band struck up the melody of "Hail Columbia", General Canby dispatched orders for them to play "Dixie", but General Taylor intervened, and said that perhaps "Hail Columbia" would be more suitable for the future.
As the champagne bottles were uncorked, General Taylor said, that it was the most pleasant popping sound he had heard in the last four years. They then toasted the event, and a meal was served, which was most welcomed by all in attendance. After some small talk, General Taylor and his aide left for his Headquarters in *******n, Mississippi.
General Canby then returned back to Mobile. After much discussion by couriers and telegraph, a final date was set, and the Confederate forces under General Taylor's command, surrendered at Citronelle, Alabama on May 4, 1865.
Dauphin Island
Historic Fort Gaines - Pre-Civil War fort, site of Battle of Mobile Bay: "**** the torpedoes, full speed ahead!" Touch cannons actually used in battle. Tunnels, blacksmith shop, kitchen, bakery, bastions,etc. Museum gift shop. Living history weekends.
Mobile The Museum of Mobile, - Explore periods of Mobile's fascinating history—colonization, Civil War, 19th and 20th centuries. Special collections and changing galleries.
Spanish Fort Historic Blakeley State Park - Site of last major battle of Civil War. Excellently preserved battlefield. 15 mi./24.14 km of nature trails. Bike & horse paths. 3800 acres.
Gulf Shores Fort Morgan State Historic Site - Construction began 1819, completed 1834. Large brick fort saw service in Civil War, Spanish-American War and World Wars I & II. On-site museum details fort's history.
Aniston: Edgemont Cemetery
George Thomas anderson (CS) Brigadier General b. February 3, 1824 d. April 4, 1901
Anniston: Hillside Cemetery
Gen. Daniel Tyler (US) Brigadier General
b. January 7, 1799 d. November 30, 1882
A 1819 graduate of West Point, Tyler saw action at the battle of Corinth and held posts at Harpers Ferry,VA among others. The General resigned from the army April 6, 1864. He died in New York City on November 30, 1882 and is buried in the Hillside Cemetery in Anniston, Alabama, a town he founded.
Auburn: Pine Hill Cemetery
James Henry Lane (CS) Brigadier General.
b. July 28, 1833 d. September 21, 1907
Fought in Pickett's Charge at Gettysburg.
Birmingham Elmwood Cemetery
William Wirt Allen (CS) Major General
.b. September 11, 1835 d. November 24, 1894
Birmingham Oak Hill Cemetery
Edmund Winchester Rucker (CS) Colonel b. July 22, 1835 d. April 13, 1924
Served in the Civil War first as Colonel and commander of Rucker's legion, then as commandeder of a brigade during the Civil War. Originally from Tennessee, he served under Lieutenant General Nathan B. Forrest. He brilliantly commanded a brigade during the famous battle of Brice's Crossroads in Northern Mississippi. In the Battle of Nashville, he lost his right arm. After the war, he worked with General Forrest on a railroad project in Alabama. Over the following years, Edmund Rucker settled in the new city of Birmingham and became one of the city's pioneer industrial leaders. In January 1942, the War Department announced that a new camp being built in southeast Alabama would be named "Camp Rucker" for Brigadier General Edmund W. Rucker.
Eufaula: City Cemetery
Henry DeLamar Clayton (CS) Major General
b. 1827 d. 1889 CSA, Army of Tennessee. President of the University of Alabama.
Hiram Hawkins (CS) Colonel Born. Sep. 9, 1826 Bath County Kentucky
Served during the War Between the States as Colonel and commander of the 5th Kentucky (CSA) Volunteer Infantry, which was part of the famous Kentucky "Orphan Brigade". Colonel Hawkins helped raise the regiment in Eastern Kentucky in 1861, commanded it as its Lieutenant Colonel before being promoted its Colonel. He led the regiment in such battles as Chickamauga, Resaca, Dallas, Atlanta, and Jonesboro, commanding it up its the surrender on May 6, 1865
Florence: City Cemetery
Edward Asbury O'neal (CS) Brigadier General
b. September 20, 1818 d. November 7, 1890
Fort Mitchell: Crowell Family Cemetery
James Cantey (CS) Brigadier General Birth: Dec. 30, 1818 Death: Jun. 30, 1874
Gadsden: Robert Turner burial site
Robert Turner (CS) b. 1843 d. 1863
Private. Robert Turner rode and fought with Gen N.B. Forrest, and was killed in Gadsden, Alabama in battle there when Forrest and co. was chasing and capturing Col. Streight during his raid across Alabama into Rome, Georgia. This happened at the time Emma Sansom led Forrest across Black Creek in chase of Streight Cause of death: KIA
Huntsville: Maple Hill Cemetery
William Thomas Harbaugh Brooks (US) Brigadier General
Birth:Jan. 28, 1821 Death:Jul. 19, 1870
Grave is marked with a Confederate emblem secured in concrete.
William Willis Garth (CS) Colonel b. October 28, 1828 d. February 12, 1912
Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.
William Manning Lowe (CS) Colonel b. June 12, 1842 d. October 12, 1882
Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.
Leroy Pope Walker (CS) Brigadier General
b. February 7, 1817 d. August 22, 1884
Jacksonville City Cemetery
John Horace Forney (CS) Major General
b. August 12, 1829 d. September 13, 1902
William Henry Forney (CS) Brigadier General b. 1823 d. 1894
Fought in Mexican War, and was wounded four times in the Civil War.
John Henry Caldwell (CS) Lieutenant Colonel
b. April 4, 1826 d. September 4, 1902
At the outbreak of the Civil War he raised a Company of soldiers that became Company A of the 10th Alabama Infantry, with him as its Captain and commander. He served throughout the war, rising to Lieutenant Colonel of the regiment.
William Nisbet (CS) b. October 22, 1834 d. March 9, 1914
Surgeon for the Alabama Infantry during the Civil War.
John Pelham (CS) Birth: Sep. 7, 1838 Death:Mar. 17, 1863
Civil War Confederate Army Officer. He was known as the one of the finest artillery men, fighting with Generals J.E.B. Stuart and R.E. Lee army of Northern Virgina.
Mobile: Magnolia Cemetery
Braxton Bragg (cs) General Birth: Mar. 22, 1817 Death: Sep. 26, 1876
He was educated at the United States Military Academy, graduating in the Class of 1837 ranking 5th out of 50 graduates. He served in the Seminole Indian War in Florida (1837 to 1841), and served under Zachary Taylor during the Mexican War. At Monterey, he distinguished himself during bitter street fighting, and during the Battle of Buena Vista, his prompt and fearless conduct is credited with saving the American Army from defeat. He repulsed a frontal attack using artillery, then held off a flank attack on the Army while Colonel Jefferson Davis organized a defense. After his brilliant defense, he was twice a target of Mexican assassins. In 1856, he resigned from the Army, and started a sugar plantation in Louisiana. He also served in as the State's Chief Engineer, and built a drainage and levy system in Louisiana, a system which is still in use today. When the Civil War came, he volunteered for the Confederate Army, and was commissioned a Brigadier General immediately. He was promoted to full General shortly after the Battle of Shiloh, and in June 1862, he replaced Pierre T. Beauregard as commander of the Army of Tennessee. Braxton Bragg was recalled to Richmond, where he served as President Jefferson Davis's military advisor. He was with President Davis when he was captured in Georgia on May 9, 1865. His plantation was burned to the ground during the war, so he worked as a Civil Engineer in Alabama and Texas after the war. He died in Texas. Fort Bragg in North Carolina is named in his honor.
Adley Hogan Gladden (CS) Birth: Oct. 28, 1810 Death: Apr. 12, 1862
Died from wounds recived durring the Battle of Shiloh April 6, 1862
John Herbert Kelly (CS) Birth: Mar. 31, 1841 Death: Sep. 4, 1864
Danville Leadbetter (CS) Birth: Aug. 26, 1811 Death: Sep. 26, 1866
Jones Mitchell Withers (CS) Birth: Jan. 12, 1814 Death: Mar. 13, 1890
Mobile: Oaklawn (Catholic) Cemetery
Father Abram Joseph Ryan b. February 5, 1838 d. April 22, 1886
Poet, Catholic Priest. The date, year and location of his birth are in question, some saying he was born Norfolk, Virginia. During the Civil War, he served unofficially as a chaplain in the Confederate army. Postwar, he was noted for his poetry celebrating the Confederacy and the "Lost Cause." A book of his poetry has been published and perhaps his best known poem is "The Conquered Banner." He became known as "The Poet-Priest of the Confederacy."
Raphael Semmes (CS) Confederate Naval hero
B: Sep. 27, 1809 D. Aug. 30, 1877
Trained as both a seaman and lawyer, Semmes served a commander of the ship USS Somers during the Mexican War. Upon the secession of the Confederacy he was appointed a commander in the Confederate States navy. Serving at sea through most of the Civil War, Semmes, in command of the CSS Sumter and later the CSS Alabama, successfully captured over 60 merchant vessels carrying supplies for the Union. In June, 1864, he was wounded and the CSS Alabama sunk off the coast of Cherbourg, France, by the USS Kearsarge. Eventually returning to America, he was promoted to Rear Admiral and given command of the James River Squadron. After loosing his ships in the fall of Richmond, he became a general and led his sailors as infantry. Briefly imprisoned after the war, he eventually returned to Mobile and practiced law
Montgomery: Greenwood Cemetery
John Caldwell Calhoun Sanders (CS) Brigadier General b. April 8, 1840 d. August 21, 1864 He fought at Seven Pines, White Oak Swamp, Sharpsburg, Fredericksburg, Gettyeburg, Wilderness, Appomattox, commanded Wilcox 's/Mahone's Division at Petersburg, Crater, and Weldon Railroad. Orginally interred in Richmond's Hollywood Cemetery, he was reburied in Greenwood Cemetery, Montgomery, Alabama.
Montgomery: Oakwood Cemetery
James Holt Clanton (CS) Brigadier General
b. January 8, 1827 d. September 27, 1871 Knoxville Tennessee, USA
He opened the Battle at Shiloh, Tennessee, was wounded at Bluff Springs, Florida, and was killed after the war by an ex-Union soldier. Cause of death: Murdered
Birkett Davenport Fry (CS) Brigadier General
b. June 24, 1822 d. January 21, 1891 Also served in the Mexican War.
Hilary A. Herbert (CS) Colonel Birth: 1834 Death: 1919
Served during the Civil war as Colonel and commander of the 8th Alabama Infantry. His unit stormed Little Round Top at Gettysburg on July 2, 1863, suffering heavy casualtie.
Henry Hilliard (CS) General b. August 4, 1808 d. December 17, 1892
US Congressman, US Diplomat. Served as a General in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Elected to represent Alabama's 2nd District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1845 to 1851. Also served as a Member of the Alabama State House of Representatives in 1836, United States Charge d'Affaires to Belgium from 1842 to 1844, and United States Minister to Brazil from 1877 to 1881
James Thadeus Holtzclaws (CS) Brigadier General.
b. December 17, 1833 d. July 19, 1893 Cause of death: Softening of the brain
Lomax, Tennent (CS) b. 1820 d. 1862
He died during the Battle of Seven Pines on the same day that his commision as a brig. gen. arrived on battle field.
William Calvin Oates (CS) Colonel Birth: Nov. 30, 1833 Death :Sep. 9, 1910
Confederate Colonel of the 15th Alabama Infantry. His regiment led the charge that tried to flank the Union left at Little Round Top at the Battle of Gettysburg on July 2, 1863. His losses were staggering, including his brother Lt. John Oates, killed in the action where the Brigade marker stands in the advanced position today. Oates would write a book about the war, the strongest chapter about his attack on Little Round Top. U.S. House of Representatives 1880-94. Governor of Alabama 1894-98. U.S. General in the Spanish-American War 1898.
Pinson Green Cemetery
Thomas Haughey (US) B. 1826 d. August 5, 1869
US Representative. During the Civil War, Haughey served as a surgeon in the Union Army (1862-1865). He was elected as a US Representative from Alabama in 1868. While giving a speech in Courtland, Alabama during the summer of 1869, he was assassinated.
Selma: Live Oak Cemetery
William Joseph Hardee (CS) Lieutenant General
Birth: Oct. 12, 1815 Death: Nov. 6, 1873
Also fought in Mexican War. Was known as "Old Reliable." He became an Alabama planter after the war.
Catesby Roger Jones (CS) Naval Officer b. April 15, 1821 d. June 21, 1877
He served as commander of Confederate ironclad "CSS Virginia" (Merrimack) in the second day (March 9, 1862) of the famous battle with the Union ironclad "USS Monitor" after Confederate Admiral Franklin Buchanan was wounded in the fighting of the first day.
John Tyler Morgan (CS) Brigadier General
b. 1824 d. 1907 U.S. Senator, known as "father of the Panama Canal."
Edmund Winston Pettus (CS) Brigadier General
b. July 6, 1821 d. July 27, 1907
Also fought in Mexican War. U.S. Senator.
Newton Nash Clements (CS) Colonel Birth: Dec. 23, 1837 Death: Feb. 20, 1900
US Congressman. Elected to represent Alabama's 6th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1880 to 1881. Also served as a Member of the Alabama State House of Representatives in 1870, Delegate to the Democratic National Convention from Alabama in 1876, and as a Colonel in the Confederate army during the Civil War (1861-1865).
Lafayette Guild (CS) Birth:1826 Death: Jul. 4, 1870 San Francisco California
Chief surgeon and medical director of the army of northern Virginia under Robert E. Lee during the Civil War.
Sterling Alexander Martin Wood (CS) Birth: Mar. 17, 1823 Death: Jan. 26, 1891
Tuscaloosa: Greenwood Cemetery
George Doherty Johnston (CS) Brigadier General
b. May 30, 1832 d. December 8, 1910
Philip Dale Roddey (CS) Brigadier General b. April 2, 1826 d. July 20, 1897
Tuscumbia: Oakwood Cemetery
James Deshler (CS) Brigadier General b. February 18, 1833 d. September 20, 1863
James Deshler was born at Tuscumbia, Alabama, Feb. 18, 1833, the son of Pennsylvania parents, and was graduated from West Point in the class of 1854. At the Battle of Chickamauga, on Sept. 20, 1863, he was killed instantly while examining the cartridge boxes of his men preparatory to an assault. He was struck by a shell in the chest and his heart was literally torn from his body. When General Lee, who had commanded Deshler in western Virginia early in the war, learned he had been killed, he wrote, "There was no braver soldier in the Confederate army than Deshler."
Arthur Henley Keller (CS) Birth: Feb. 5, 1836 Death: Aug. 29, 1896
Civil War Confederate Army Officer. He was the father of Helen Keller
Wounded serverly in the neck durintg the Battle of Franklin Nov.30 1864
Tuscumbia: Holy Cross Cemetery
Father Emmeran Bliemel (CS) Birth:Sep. 29, 1831 Death:Aug. 31, 1864
Confederate Chaplain, O.S.B. Father Bliemel, a native of Germany, was the first Catholic chaplain to be killed in action in an American war. He was killed while serving as chaplain of the 10th Tennessee Infantry and 4th Kentucky Infantry CSA, during the battle of Jonesboro, Georgia. Father Bliemel was on the battlefield following a Confederate attack, and as he knelt to pray with the mortally wounded Col. Grace of the 10th Tennessee, an enemy cannon ball struck his head and decapitated him. Bliemel was originally buried in what became the Pat Cleburne Confederate Cemetery in Jonesboro, but his remains were moved to Tuscumbia, Alabama, in 1899.
ALSOBROOK HOUSE - Allsboro Road two and a half miles off U.S. 72; 1830; two story frame, once a stage stop where outlaws Jesse James and Rube Burrows spent the night.
BARTON HALL - Two and a half miles west of Cherokee, a mile off U.S. 72; 1849; two story frame mansion with a third story belvedere and late Georgian detail has the most admirable double stairway in Alabama.
BELLE MONTE (THORNTON PLANTATION) - Five miles southeast from Tuscumbia off Alabama 43; 1822; two story brick, with a ballroom, it has brick servant quarters, courtyard, and log outbuildings.
CARMICHAEL HOME (MISS ANNA PYBAS' SCHOOL FOR GIRLS) - 406 East Sixth Street, Tuscumbia; 1870; a private school for girls in the 1870s, it is a private residence which features the original oil lighting fixtures.
CARROLL-JOHNSON HOME - Mulberry Street, Tuscumbia; 1835; two story frame, with adjacent kitchen and servant quarters, it was occupied by Union forces during the Civil War.
Home of Colonel William a Johnson commander of the 4th Alabama Cavalry under Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest.f
COLBERT COUNTY COURTHOUSE DISTRICT - Tuscumbia; 1840-1912; the district which features Commercial Row is made up of several structures. The district includes:
COLBERT COUNTY COURTHOUSE - Courthouse Square; 1881; the two story Italianate structure was remodeled with Neoclassical Revival details after a 1908 fire.
A monument to the Confederate soldier erected in 19111 stands on the grounds facing Main Street.
COMMERCIAL ROW - Between Water and Main streets on West Fifth Street; late 1840s; seven brick commercial buildings were originally built for Tuscumbia commission merchant offices.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH - Dickson Street; 1827; the New England style frame structure was altered and enlarged in 1903.
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH - Corner Fourth and Broad streets; 1824; the handmade brick building has been in continuous use since its construction and has a gallery, which at one time provided seating for slaves, around three sides of the sanctuary.
GODLEY HOUSE - 106 West Third Street; 1839; one of the older houses in Tuscumbia, it is built of slave-made brick.
JULIAN HOME - 104 North Dickson Street; c. 1846; two story frame with pegged timbers, it was dismantled at Cherokee, floated down the Tennessee River, and rebuilt at its present site in the early 1850s. Home of Lt. Col. William Reese Julian Cammander of Julians Battalion under Philip D. Roddey at the Battle of Day's Gap.
ST. JOHN'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH - Corner of Third and Dickson streets; 1852; the small frame Gothic Revival style building with a square tower and original furnishings was used as a stable by Union forces and later as a boys' school; it is open on special occasions.
COONS HOME - 406 North Main Street, Tuscumbia; early 1800s; the raised Federal style cottage, with a stairway to the verandah, is one of the oldest houses in Tuscumbia.
Home was occupied by the Steeles during the war, when Jeffery Forrest was brought to the house after being wounded just out side of Tuscumbia.
(Brother of Nathan Bedford Forrest)
COOPER HOME - 410 East Sixth Street, Tuscumbia; early 1800s; one and a half story frame, the home of William Cooper, lawyer for the Chickasaws during treaty negotiations with the United States.
HORN HOUSE - Corner of Main and Fifth streets, Tuscumbia; c. 1835; this three story brick house was used as hotel and stage stop, but was later renovated as a two story structure and is now used as an office building.
IVY GREEN - Keller Lane, Tuscumbia; 1830; the one story frame cottage was the birthplace of Helen Keller who, deaf and blind, was called "America's First Lady of Courage." Also featured are the well, outbuildings and a summer enactment of "The Miracle Worker."
LOCUST HILL - (Rather Kirk House) 209 S..Cave St.. est 1823
Colonel Florence N. Cornyn commander of Federal forces in the area used Locust Hill as his HQ in 1863 and the grounds suffered greatly from their occupancy.
NORMAN HOME - North Main Street, Tuscumbia; c. 1855; one story frame with matching porticoes on south and east with square columns.
OLD BRICK PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH - Brick community four miles north of Leighton; 1828; handmade brick with original pews and horsehair plaster in interior.
OLD L&N TRESTLE - Across Tennessee River west of Wilson Dam; 1868; originally a railroad trestle for a wagon works, the wooden structure is no longer in use,
PALMER HOUSE - 608 East Seventh Street, Tuscumbia; 1826; a frame cottage unusual for the area.
PEARSALL HOME - 409 East Fourth Street, Tuscumbia; early 1800s; two story frame, with wooden peg and square nail construction.
PREUIT OAKS - Old Moulton Road southeast of Leighton; 1847; the plantation contains a house at the end of a half-mile cedar tree-lined lane, and outbuildings which include a plantation office and cotton gin house made of hand-hewn timbers.
RAND HOUSE - 501 East Third Street, Tuscumbia; 1830; two and a half story frame house with a full basement which contains the kitchen and is used for dining.
RICKS MANSION - Ricks Lane off Alabama 157, at the foot of LaGrange Mountain; 1832; two story frame.
RUTLAND HOME - Two miles south of Cherokee; 1842, two story frame plantation home.
SHEFFIELD FURNACE SITE - Sheffield; 1887-1900; the site of one of five blast furnaces operating in the area at one time.
STINE HOME - 407 West Second Street, Tuscumbia; 1835; this two story, with a two story portico, has hand-carved doors and woodwork.
STONECROFT (GRISHAM-BEASLEY HOUSE) - 608 East Fifth Street, Tuscumbia; 1825; two story mansion, once used as a Civil War hospital, takes its name from the native stone used in the foundation.
THROCKMORTON HOME - On Throckmorton Road, two miles west of Tuscumbia; antebellum; the structure housed both Union and Confederate wounded at different times during the Civil War.
TUSCUMBIA COMMONS SITE - Tuscumbia; 1820; laid out as a town commons by planner General John Coffee, the area now holds Oakwood Cemetery, Deshler Stadium, Spring Park and the Tennessee Valley Art Center.
TUSCUMBIA RAILROAD - Beginning at Spring Park to Decatur; 1832; this first railroad west of the Alleghenies, it was built by planters to ship cotton around Muscle Shoals; after changing hands several times, it became part of the existing Southern Railway System in 1898.
WINSTON HOME (DESHLER HIGH SCHOOL) - North Commons, Tuscumbia; 1831; the two story brick mansion with a winding interior staircase is now used as the administrative building of Deshler High School. (Desher High School is named after Confederate Brig Gen. James Dreshler who was killed at the Battle of Chickamauga.)
ABRAMSON-PAULK HOUSE - Cloverdale Road, Florence; antebellum; one and a half story frame, built around a log cabin.
ANDERSON GRIST MILL - Alabama 207, Anderson; 1839; the partially restored wooden mill houses an operable overshot wheel and grinding machinery.
ASHCRAFT (OLD HAWTHORNE PLACE) - 803 *******n Street, Florence; 1859; two story brick and frame, with turrets, designed after a house in France. It served as headquarters for Union officers during the Civil War.
AUSTIN PLACE - Old Natchez Trace at Threet's Crossroads; 1854; the farm features a blacksmith shop used during the Civil War.
CARTER'S MUSEUM - U.S. 72 east of Florence; 1974; this museum collection includes antique cars and a covered wagon.
FLORENCE WAGON FACTORY SITE - Richards and Riverside streets, Florence; 1872-1930s; all that remains of this factory, which was once the largest wagon company in the South and the second largest in the nation, are a few foundations and the railroad sidings.
FORKS OF CYPRESS COACHMAN'S HOUSE - Five miles west of Florence on Jackson Road; 1819; this one and one half story log cabin with an open dogtrot is now a museum.
HANDY HOUSE - Florence; c. 1845; a one story log cabin, with an adjacent museum constructed in the ‘70s, it was the birthplace of W. C. Handy, "Father of the Blues." This is worth a visit.
HOUSTON PLACE SITE AND CEMETERY - Gravelly Springs; 1816; the foundation and garden house are all that remain.
KARSNER-KENNEDY HOUSE - 303 North Pine Street, Florence; c. 1825; one and one half story brick, an excellent example of Federal style.
LIBERTY BAPTIST CHURCH - Old Natchez Trace at Threet's Crossroad; 1852; one story frame church with a handcarved pulpit.
MAPLETON (MCFARLAND HOME) - 420 South Pine Street, Florence; 1820; a two story frame mansion with an exceptional altered portico.
MATTHEWS HOUSE - 430 North Wood Avenue, Florence; c. 1880; this one story frame Victorian cottage is an unusual combination of Greek Revival and Victorian details.
McVAY CEMETERY - Mars Hill Road; early 1800s; it contains the grave of the ninth Governor of Alabama, (the oldest man to ever serve as governor), Hugh McVay, who died in 1851.
MELTON HOLLOW - A collection of rustic homes indicative of the style of rural homesteads in the 1800s. Now owned by a paper company, accessibility is unknown, but might be determined with a call to the local offices of Champion International Paper Corporation.
MITCHELL-REDD PLACE - 747 Wood Avenue, Florence; 1830s; a one story white frame cottage, with front wings connected by a porch, it was once the home of prominent Florence attorney, Judge J. J. Mitchell.
NATCHEZ TRACE - Alabama 20, 15 miles northwest of Florence; 1700s and 1800s; this trail, portions of which have been incorporated into present day road systems, was one of the first overland routes uniting the eastern states to the Southwest and extended from Nashville, Tenn., to Natchez, Miss.
PETERS PLANTATION - Gunwaleford Road, five miles west of Florence; 1818; this two story frame plantation house was the scene of a Civil War skirmish.
POPE'S TAVERN (LAMBETH HOUSE) - 203 Hermitage Drive, Florence; this one and one half story brick building has been a stage stop and tavern, a Confederate hospital, and is now a museum containing the Sara K. Vaughn pioneer collection.
RAIL TRESTLE - Florence; 1860; the wooden trestle for hauling supplies across a ravine to the wagon works is no longer used.
RICE HOME - 401 North Locust Street, Florence; 1870; one story frame Plantation Style.
SANNONER HISTORIC DISTRICT - Florence; 1825 -1925; this district, named for Ferdinand Sannoner, the Italian surveyor who laid out the city of Florence, contains the finest collection of early and mid 19th Century architecture in the city. Outstanding structures (primarily along North Court and North Pine) included in the district are:
CONNER PLACE - 458 North Court Street; 1854; one and one half story frame with a central portico.
COURTVIEW (ROGERS HALL) - North end of Court Street; 1855; the impressive three story brick Greek Revival mansion is now part of the University of North Alabama.
HICKORY PLACE - 461 North Pine; 1832; one and one half story brick Federal style, featuring a classical portico with a Palladian window. Two outbuildings, a smokehouse and servant's house, are located on the property.
WAKEFIELD - 450. North Court Street; 1825; a one and one half story brick Federal style home with excellent woodwork throughout.
SHOAL CREEK BRIDGE - U.S. 72, two miles east of Florence; 1925 and 1959; the 1959 addition to this bridge made it the last overhead truss bridge built in the state.
SMITHSONIA HISTORIC DISTRICT - Gunwaleford Road, 12 miles west of Florence; mid I9th Century; this town on the Tennessee River was the center of Columbus Smith's trading empire with warehouses, gins and a river ferry. Structures still remaining include:
CANAAN METHODIST CHURCH - c. 1840; tall, one story frame with a tower, it was the scene of a skirmish and troop billeting during the Civil War.
KOGER PLACE - antebellum; featured in Silent in the Land, this two story brick plantation house with exterior end chimneys was the home of the owners of Koger Island in the Tennessee River. It was restored in the early ‘90s.
SMITH HOUSE - 1883; this solid stone mansion was the third residence built by Columbus Smith.
SWEE****ER PLANTATION (PATTON HOME) - Swee****er and Florence boulevard, Florence; 1835; this two story brick residence, a good example of late Georgian architecture, was the home of Robert Miller Patton, pre-Reconstruction governor of Alabama.
THIMBLETON - 221 West Tuscaloosa Street, Florence; 1830; two story frame home with exceptional iron roof cresting.
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA - Florence; 1830; this institution, the oldest state-supported teachers' college south of the Ohio River, opened, in 1830 as LaGrange College. It was moved to its present site in 1855 when it became Florence Wesleyan until 1872, then deeded to the State of Alabama.
JACKSON HOUSE - 419 Walnut Street; c. 1916; the two story brick house with Georgian Revival influences has quoins, porte cochere, and a classically detailed portico.
LUCAS-NANCE HOUSE - 507 North Walnut; c. 1890; the two story frame, with stamped tin shingles, has Georgian Revival influences.
WEAVER (ADAM) HOUSE - Athens-Florence Highway, five miles west of Rogersville; 1838; a one story log cabin with an open dogtrot.
WESLEYAN HALL - University of North Alabama campus, Florence; 1855; this three story brick structure is one of few surviving Gothic Revival public buildings in the Tennessee Valley.
WATERLOO HISTORIC DISTRICT-Lauderdale County Highways 14 and 1; 1847; a Tennessee River flood precipitated the relocation of this town to higher ground. Included are:
CHERRY HOUSE - 1847; two story frame, one of the first homes to be rebuilt.
HAYGOOD HOUSE - Waterloo; 1888; the two story frame hotel is built of cypress lumber.
CORKLE'S DRUGSTORE - 1832; this one story brick building, moved and rebuilt after the flood, is the oldest drugstore in Lauderdale County.
WOOD-ROBINSON HOUSE - North Wood Avenue, Florence; antebellum; two story frame, with elaborate Victorian scroll work over Federal style lines.
WAUMANONA MOUND (FLORENCE INDIAN MOUND AND MUSEUM) - Court Street and Tennessee River, Florence; prehistoric; this 42-foot high domiciliary mound, one of the largest in the State, has an adjoining museum that is operated by the city.
WOODLAWN (HOOD HOME, FORMERLY WOODLAND) - Two and one half miles west of Florence on Alabama 20; 1830-32; featured in Silent in the Land, this well-preserved two story brick, Federalist in design, was used by both Confederate and Union Army generals. It reminds me of some homes I have seen in Williamsburg, including the nicely done doorway.
WILSON PLACE - Mitchell Town Road near Center Star community; 1836; one and one half story log.
North West Alabama - Lawrence County - Double Springs, Moulton
BEE BRANCH SCENIC AREA - Bee Branch of the Sipsey Fork of the Black Warrior River; the box canyon has one of the last remnants of virgin core hardwood forest known in the South and the largest yellow poplar in Alabama. This is in the area of the Bankhead Forest.
COURTLAND HISTORIC DISTRICT - Courtland 1818-1920; this community of residences and commercial structures was established in 1818 when the United States Land Office and the Federal court building were built there, but many homes were destroyed during the Civil War.
HEPSIDAM - Alabama 33, south of Moulton; mid 18th Century; a group of mountain and rustic structures which includes the Old Sandlin Home, a log smokehouse, a moonshine still, a pioneer house, and collection of early implements are used to illustrate pioneer life.
MOUNTAIN HOME FEMALE ACADEMY - Alabama 33, south of Moulton; 1852-1927; the dormitory, a two story structure, and the music room of this prominent women's academy are still standing.
PINE TORCH BAPTIST CHURCH - South of Moulton in the Bankhead National Forest; c. 1820; this one story log church has the original interior and a tin roof.
SAUNDERS HALL (GOODE HALL) - Two miles north of Town Creek; 1824; Featured in Silent in the Land, the text of which says that this two story brick mansion with a one story wings is an excellent example of Palladian design, including the fact that the house sits high on a full brick floored basement. Happily, it has been restored.
WHEELER (JOSEPH ) PLANTATION - Wheeler; c 1880; two story frame. At one time it was the home of General "Fightin' Joe" Wheeler, senior cavalry general of the Confederate Army, a Congressman, and major-general in the Spanish-American War. On the grounds are a two room log dogtrot c. 1818, and a two story log house of 1820s vintage last seen covered with weatherboarding.
WREN HOUSE (CAPTAIN WILLIS HOME) - Alabama 33, south of Wren; early 19th Century; the two story structure has clapboard siding covering original hand-hewn logs.
Northwest Alabama - Limestone County - Athens, Elkmont
ATHENS COLLEGE - U.S. 31, Athens; 1822; originally founded as a girls school, the presently coeducational Athens State College has operated continuously since the state charter was granted in 1842.
BEATY-MASON HOUSE - 211 Beaty Street South, Athens; c. 1826; the two story brick Federal style was enlarged and converted to Greek Revival in 1845. It was built by the founder of Athens, Robert Beaty; it is now the Athens College president's residence.
BEATY-MASON HOUSE SLAVE CABIN - 211 Beaty Street South, Athens; c. 1826; two room log, it has been a slave cabin, an ammunition dump, and is now restored as the guest house for the Athens College president's residence.
BELLE MINA - County Highway 71, near Mooresville; 1826; a two story brick mansion.
BELLE MINA VILLAGE - Limestone County 71; late 1800s; ten structures including a doctor's office, railroad station and several commercial and residential structures comprise the village near Governor Thomas Bibb's estate.
BRIDGEFORTH HOME - Limestone County 27, six miles north of Athens; 1830; a two story brick home with a simple two story central Greek Revival portico, it was used as a hospital after the battle of Sulfur Trestle during the Civil War.
CAMBRIDGE METHODIST CHURCH - U.S. 72 and Cambridge Lane; c. 1850; the present frame structure was erected in 1850. This congregation was organized in 1818 and had to restore their building after the Civil War.
*******S-TURNER HOUSE - Copeland Road, 10 miles east of Athens; 1810s; two story clapboard, originally a four-room dogtrot, believed to be the oldest in the county.
CURTIS LOG HOUSE - U..S. 72 east of Athens; 1874-75; this two story log cabin was rebuilt with materials from three other log cabins dating back to 1858.
DONNELL HOUSE - 601 Clinton Street, Athens; 1840s; the two story frame, with a two story central portico, was built by North Alabama religious leader Robert Donnell and was used by several schools until it became a museum and library in 1970.
ELK RIVER STATE PARK - U.S. 72 and Limestone County 5, fifteen miles west of Athens; one of three parks which are part of the Joe Wheeler State Park system, this facility includes a fishing lodge and boating facilities.
ELKMONT DEPOT - Elkmont; 1887-1910; the L&N depot is a one story board and batten structure now owned by the city. At one time it was scheduled to be moved and restored, may be by now.
ELLIOT-BLACKBURN HOUSE - Old Huntsville Road; 1830s; one story frame, L-shaped, with enclosed back porches.
FORT HAMPTON (FORT ELK RIVER) SITE - On the Elk River 17 miles west of Athens; 1809; earthworks are the only visible remnant of this Army fort built to keep squatters off Chickasaw land until the land was ceded to the U.S. government in 1817.
GAMBLE HOUSE - Huntsville/Brown's Ferry Road, two and one half miles east of Tanner's Crossroads; c. 1835; two story brick, with double front entrance, featuring fine brick cornice work and mantels.
GILBERT HOUSE - Elkmont; c. 1840; two story frame, with a later Victorian porch and ground floor window treatment.
FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH - 124 North Marion Street, Athens; c. 1836; two story brick with exceptional windows and Greek Revival detailing. It served as a church until 1928
HIME-WILSON HOUSE - Jefferson Street, Athens; 1850; two story frame, with a two story central portico supported by boxed columns.
HOLT HOME - Yarbrough Road, one mile east of Interstate 65; 1855; a one and one half story log dogtrot, it is one of the few log cabins in the area that has not been covered with clapboard siding.
HOUSTON HOME (HOUSTON MEMORIAL LIBRARY AND HOUSE) - Houston Street, Athens; 1843-45; the two story frame building now serves as a library with over 35,000 new and rare books, as well as period furnishings and memorabilia in the upstairs rooms.
JONES-WESTMORELAND HOUSE - 517 South Clinton Street, Athens; 1855-61; this two story brick Greek Revival mansion has heavy Italianate influence.
LOONEY HOUSE - 416 East Washington Street, Athens; 1847; this one story frame cottage with 12-foot ceilings was remodeled with a second floor.
MATTHEWS-ROWE HOUSE - Huntsville-Browns Ferry Road, three and one-half miles east from Tanner's Crossroads; c. 1830; a two story brick plantation home with fanlight transom over the first and second floor doors; there was a two story portico which was removed.
MARTIN HOME - 207 Houston Street, Athens; c. 1820; one and one half story clapboard dwelling , believed to be Athens' oldest structure.
MOORESVILLE HISTORIC DISTRICT - U.S. Alternate 72; 1818-1860; once the home of Alabama's second governor, Thomas Bibb, and, briefly, Andrew Johnson, this primarily residential community retains a large number of its antebellum structures and was virtually unchanged until the filming of a movie in the mid 1990s. The district includes:
CHURCH OF CHRIST - 1854; two story frame, the first Church of Christ in Alabama.
HURN-THACH HOME - c. 1825; two story frame, it began as a simple double-pen one story .
LEFTWICH HOUSE - 1826; two story brick Federal style home was once a general store.
McCRARY-ZEITLER HOUSE - c. 1875; a two story frame Plantation Style with a noteworthy outside kitchen and log smokehouse.
METHODIST CHURCH - 1822; this simple brick Federal style building was erected on land donated by Thomas Bibb.
OLD TAVERN - 1820; a two story shotgun style building with a shed porch.
STAGECOACH INN - 1825; the two story frame building with shed porch was an early stage stop and hotel and is now an antique and gift shop.
POST OFFICE - 1840; residents still use the original call boxes in this simple white frame building.
SLOSS TAILORING SHOP SITE - Piney and Market streets; 1824; Andrew Johnson, 17th President of the United States, worked briefly as an apprentice with Joseph Sloss before returning to his own tailor shop in Tennessee.
WOODRUFF-CAMPBELL HOUSE - c. 1828; two story frame with a central two story portico.
MORRIS HOUSE - Elkmont; 1840-55; this two story frame is the only known dwelling in the area with the unique treatment of three- over six-light sashes.
PETTUS HOUSE - 202 Beaty Street, Athens; 1840-55; two story frame featuring the box-columned portico that was especially characteristic of Limestone County.
PRYOR (LUKE) HOUSE - 405 Jefferson Street, Athens; c. 1836; Italianate style with a cupola, it was enlarged and remodeled to its present look in 1868.
PRYOR (RICHARD) HOUSE - U.S. 31, ten miles south of Athens; 1860s; the two story frame with a central Greek Revival portico retains its original landscaping.
ROUND ISLAND BAPTIST CHURCH - Brown's Ferry Road, five miles south of Athens; antebellum; founded by the Reverend Jeremiah Tucker c. 1812, with possibly the oldest congregation in the country, the present brick structure was erected at this location due to the unhealthy conditions at the original Round Island site.
TATE-ASHFORD HOUSE - Swancote, 10 miles east of Mooresville near Madison County line; 1830; two story frame, with a slender columned portico and exceptional hand-carved stairways and mantels.
WOODSIDE - Belle Mina; 1845; this two story frame mansion has an elegant entrance with twelve-light sidelights and an almost Gothic influenced transom.
Nrthwest alabama - Morgan County - Decatur, Hartselle, Somerville
ALBANY HISTORIC DISTRICT- Decatur; late 19th and early 20th centuries; eight blocks of approximately 30 outstanding houses founded in 1886 by a land company headed by Major E. C. Gordon.
BANK STREET HISTORIC DISTRICT - Decatur; turn of the century Victorian Commercial; district includes five blocks of 30 commercial and warehouse buildings.
CHAPELL HOUSE - Morgan County 36, west of Hartselle; mid 1800s; two story frame with a simple portico.
CROUCH-KEY HOMESTEAD - Gandy's Cove community; c. 1818; two story, restored.
DANCY POLK HOUSE - Church Street, Decatur; 1829; two story frame, restored, at one time was used as a hotel following the Civil War.
OLD DECATUR HISTORIC DISTRICT - Decatur; late 19th and early 20th centuries; this district, which includes 20 structures of note, is in the oldest section of town and contains later residences which replaced the large number destroyed during the Civil War occupation.
EAST MAIN STREET HISTORIC DISTRICT - Hartselle; late 19th Century; created mainly to save the trees, the district has 22 structures, mostly Neoclassical Revival and Victorian styles.
FIRST WHITE HOUSE - Tabernacle Road, east of Hartselle; c. 1806; two story frame it is the location of the first session of the county court.
FORT STEVEN DECATUR - 4th Avenue, Decatur; 1930s; the one story stone armory was built by W.P.A.
HINES McENTIRE HOME-120 Sycamore Street, Decatur; 1824; this two story brick Greek Revival served as headquarters for Union and Confederate armies; Generals Grant, Sherman and Blair conferred here on military strategy after the fall of Vicksburg in 1863.
KING'S CAVE - Three miles from Valhermos Springs; early 1800s; the cave has a series of large underground rooms.
LACEY'S CEMETERY - Lacey's Springs; early 1800s; family cemetery where John Lacey, a Revolutionary War hero, is buried.
LAFAYETTE STREET CEMETERY - Lafayette St. N.E., between Bank St. and Railroad Street N.E.; c. 1818; The original city cemetery, where some of the founders of Decatur are laid to rest. Also known as Yellow Fever Cemetery.
LOG CABIN - Old Bank grounds, Bank Street; c. 1840s; moved from its original location at the corner of Well and Church Street N.E. It was discovered inside a 1920s vintage bungalow.
MEMPHIS-CHARLESTON RAILROAD TRESTLE - Decatur; 1855; key to the control of railroad traffic in this section of the South during the Civil War, it has original piers with an iron trestle which was added in the early 1890s.
NEW PROVIDENCE CEMETERY - Falkville; early 1800s; James Dinsmore, Revolutionary War soldier, is buried here along with his family.
SAMPLE HOUSE - Cooper Mountain area southeast of Somerville; c. 1816; saddlebag log.
SECOND AVENUE COMMERCIAL DISTRICT - Decatur; early 20th Century; the district includes about 12 structures, most of which are two story brick.
SOMERVILLE COURTHOUSE - Somerville; 1838; two story brick building with copper cupola, the oldest standing courthouse in Alabama.
SOMERVILLE HISTORIC DISTRICT - Somerville; mid to late 1800s; the district includes 17 structures, including some hotels and stores.
STATE BANK BUILDING - Bank Street, Decatur;1833; built as a branch of the state bank, the two story brick building with five solid stone Doric columns has been used as a private bank and Civil War hospital and is now restored for use as a museum.
STEWARD HOMESTEAD - Between Fairview and Negro Mountain; c. 1818; two story, covered with clapboard c. 1895.
TALUCAH CAVE - Talucah; partially unmapped cavern named for another one of those Indian princesses with a tragic story, it is used as a church camp and conference area.
YELLOW FEVER CEMETERY - Lafayette Street, Decatur; early 1800s; officially the Layette Street Cemetery, it was the first cemetery in town, giving Lafayette Street the name "Dead Man's Alley."
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