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Civil War Trail
From the telegram ordering the first shot at Fort Sumter to the last major battle of the conflict, Alabamians played pivotal roles in America’s Civil War and the shaping of the country as we know it today. In Marbury, Confederate Memorial Park is the site of Alabama’s only state-operated Confederate veterans home, and the museum there showcases an extensive collection of uniforms, weapons and other memorabilia from Alabama’s Confederate past. Along the coast, the Battle of Mobile Bay Civil War Trail spotlights Fort Morgan and historic Fort Gaines.
Many important Civil War battles were fought on Alabama soil, including the war’s final major battle at Fort Blakeley. Nearly two dozen of these battles are reenacted annually in Alabama, including the Siege of Bridgeport, Battle of Selma, Campaign at Fort Morgan, Tannehill Skirmish, Fort Morgan Siege & Encampment and the Battles for the Armory in Tallassee.
In Montgomery, where the Confederate States of America was born in February 1861, you can stand on the spot where Jefferson Davis took the oath of office. You can also tour the restored State Capitol and visit the nearby First White House of the Confederacy and the Alabama Department of Archives and History.
Depot museums in Huntsville, Selma and Stevenson offer glimpses into the lives of Confederate and Union soldiers, and excellent examples of Civil War weaponry and equipment are on display at Anniston’s Berman Museum, Decatur’s Blue and Gray Museum and the Bessemer Hall of History. Visit Birmingham’s Arlington, and see where Union commanders planned the 1865 march that led to the burning of the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa.
Click here to view a map showing the trail locations across the state.
