On January 9, 1965 "the battleship USS Alabama was dedicated in Mobile as a World War II memorial. Commissioned in August 1942, the Alabama served primarily…
“As long as you speak my name, I shall live forever”SEE ALL BOOKS BY DONNA R CAUSEY SAMUEL DURHAM McCLELEN BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1820-1887)…
During World War II, many people moved to nearby Sylacauga to work in the defense plant. They came from all over the nation and the area was…
MUSTER ROLL, MONTGOMERY RIFLES, ARMY OF ALABAMA STATIONED AT PENSACOLA, 1861 Jos. B. Bibb Captain Wade Keyes 1st. Lieut. John J. Cook 2d Lieut.…
This story can also be found in the book Alabama Footprints: Immigrants The War of 1812 confirmed the separate existence of the United States…
This petition to the Governor and the list of those who volunteered to make up the Guards, is from the archives of the Indian…
SAMUEL ADAMS BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1829-1864) Conecuh Butler County, Alabama Samuel Adams was a lawyer and colonel in the C. S. Army. He was…
BENJAMIN ALLSTON BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY' (1833-1900) Served as a Colonel 4th Alabama Infantry, CSA Benjamin Allston was a Episcopal clergyman and colonel, C. S.…
Revolutionary War Soldiers received considerable bounty land in Alabama but many never lived on it. After the Revolutionary War, free bounty land was offered…
Wilson Ashley Biography and Genealogy (1796 – 1866) Conecuh County, Alabama Captain Wilson Ashley, planter, was among the most useful of Conecuh's sons. He…
More of his biography can be found in Biographies of Notable and Not-So-Notable Alabama Pioneers VOL VIII COL. JAMES NICHOLAS GILMER BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY…
This biography is included in the book Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers Volume I BRIGADIER GENERAL WILLIAM FLANK PERRY BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY(1823 -…
GEORGE WASHINGTON WALLIS BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1841-1921) Shelby and Talladega county, Alabama George Washington Wallis was a leading agriculturist, residing on his farm in…
Uncle Sam the Coffee King by Shannon Hollon A few years ago back during the "war" some of us Alabama boys of Navy Cargo…
(Memorial Day seems a good time to remember what life was like in 1942) I Remember December 7th by Dorothy Graham Gast "Pearl Harbor…
Christmas Pudding it has a shelf life of 300 years by Shannon Hollon A few years ago back during the "war" a few of…
Mexican Revolution In 1910, a revolution in Mexico began. All across Mexico, volunteers aligned with different factions, and Pancho Villa aligned with Francisco I.…
The Spring Street Recreational Center was a busy place during WWII. It was the home of the USO Club in Talladega, Talladega County, Alabama. Couple…
Do you have additional information about these Confederate soldiers? Click on the link at the end to inform the Alabama Department of Archives and…
(This has been exactly transcribed as written in 1944 in The Alabama Historical Quarterly) LAST CONFEDERATE REUNION What will probably prove to be the last…
COLONEL JOHN ACTON BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1803-1889) Shelby County, Alabama John Acton was a planter, lieutenant-colonel of militia, justice of the peace, and commissioner.…
JAMES AIKEN BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1830-1908) Randolph, Marshall and Etowah County, Alabama James Aiken, lawyer and judge, colonel 13th Alabama infantry, C. S. Army,…
ALABAMA MILITIA, ELECTION RETURNS, 1821 At the originally reported election for militia officers in the 24th Regiment of Infantry, (being the Montgomery County command,)…
Photograph of the Masts from two Spanish-American Warships, installed on the lawn of the Capitol in Montgomery, Alabama ca. 1901 (Alabama Department of Archives…
While completing research for stories, I run across many photographs of people, (identified and unidentified) including the Confederate veterans below which may be of interest to…
ALABAMA IN MEXICO WAR Letter to DR. W. S. WYMAN From S. F. NUNNELEE (Written June 14, 1906) Mexico War Correspondence, Military Records Division…
His biography can be found in Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers Volume VI GEORGE LEE ALEXANDER BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (b. 1839- d. 1862)…
The Masonic Apron by Vicky Clemmons My deep love and devotion for the older generations have always been evident by the company I keep,…
{Can you imagine being forced to serve in the militia until the age of 50?} THE MILITARY FORCES OF ALABAMA by THOMAS M. OWEN,…
ALABAMA DEATHS FROM WW I is an essential book for research in Alabama around the turn of the century. Makes a great gift! This…
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