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On January 11, 1861, the Alabama Secession Convention passed an Ordinance of Secession, declaring Alabama a "Sovereign and Independent State." By a vote of…
SHACK ELBERT JEMISON BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1861-aft. 1904) Talladega County, Alabama Shack Elbert Jemison was a planter and one of the largest land owners…
JOSIAH GORGAS BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1818-1883) Bibb and Tuscaloosa, Alabama Josiah Gorgas, father of William Crawford Gorgas who cured malaria on the Panama Canal,…
LEON G. JONES BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1865-aft. 1904) Talladega, Wilcox, and Shelby County, Alabama Leon G. Jones, of the Talladega Wholesale Grocery company, was…
EZRA RICHMOND BRANNEN BIOGRAPHY AND GENEALOGY (1869-1916) Bullock and Pike County, Alabama Ezra Richmond Brannen was a leading attorney of Troy, Alabama. He was…
Wilson Ashley Biography and Genealogy (1796 – 1866) Conecuh County, Alabama Captain Wilson Ashley, planter, was among the most useful of Conecuh's sons. He…
CARROLL HENDERSON FLOREY, A. B. BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1860-1932) Shelby County, Alabama Professor Carroll Henderson Florey, A. B., was born June 2, 1860, in…
JOE CUNNINGHAM HAIL BIOGRAPHY and GENEALAOGY (1865 – aft. 1904) Calhoun and Jefferson County, Alabama Joe Cunningham Hail was an attorney at law in…
DR. JOHN WALTER GRIMES BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1868-1914) Tallapoosa and Talladega Alabama Dr. John Walter Grimes, of Talladega Springs, was a son of Thomas…
This biography can be found in Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers Volume V JOHN ASA ROUNTREE BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (b. 1867 AL…
This biography can be found in Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers Volume V Now in EBook, Paperback and Hardback - Great gift!…
ELISHA DAVID ACKER BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1861-1949) Talladega, Cherokee County, Alabama Elisha David Acker, a lawyer, was born February 14, 1861, at Lincoln, Talladega…
Blue Mountain in Calhoun County, Alabama was once a supply and training center for Confederate soldiers. Blue Mountain is located in the northern suburbs…
Happy Birthday! SAMUEL FITTS ALSTON BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1859-1922) Dallas and Tuscaloosa County, Alabama Samuel Fitts Alston was born January 6, 1859, in Selma…
JOSEPH C. BARKER BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1863-aft. 1896) Hale and Jefferson County, Alabama This patient and cool-headed young man was born December 20, 1863,…
This article and more abstracts are available in the Book ALABAMA GENEALOGY NOTES: Volume III- Scroll to see Table of Contents of book …
TO TUSCALOOSA AND BEYOND: A UNION CAVALRY RAIDER IN ALABAMA, MARCH-APRIL 1865 Edited by Edward G. Longacre (Transcribed from The Alabama Historical Quarterly, Vol.…
The following facts and information concerning the boats on the Alabama river, that have sunk or been burned since the war, was prepared by…
The majority of the population of Macon County, Alabama was African American in the 1880s when Lewis Adams, a former slave, was an important…
WILLIAM CRAWFORD GORGAS BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1854-1920) Tuscaloosa, Alabama Note: Follow the linked articles to see all the other connections this great man…
There are many unidentified Confederate soldiers photographs at the State of Alabama Department of Archives and History. I'm including a few below to see…
On April 12, 1865 the Civil War ended when Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his command to U.S. General Ulysses S. Grant at…
(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…
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(Below are some photographs with information I discovered while doing some research that might be beneficial to other researchers. Subscribe to the daily email…
(TRANSCRIBED FROM The Alabama Historical Quarterly, Vol. 02, No. 03, Fall Issue 1940) RECOLLECTIONS OF WILLIAM L. YANCEY By Joel Barnett (The letter reproduced…
More old photographs discovered of Confederate veterans. These have been identified. Sign up for our Daily Email of recent posts at the bottom of this…
This biography can be found in Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers Volume VI JOHN COLEMAN CARMICHAEL BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1861-1930) Jefferson County,…
Legend states that during the year 1862 when the Civil War was being fought, many people buried their gold for safekeeping in Shipp's Pond. …
![PATRON + First Confederate Provisional Congress was held in Montgomery in 1861 [see photographs, transcripts & names of participants]](https://www.alabamapioneers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/State-Capitol-Original-Senate-Chamber-from-the-Balcony-Montgomery-AL-2013-12-09-220x146.jpg)
![UPDATED WITH PODCAST – Gunpowder explodes in warehouse at Mobile and destroys half the town. [pictures & list of wounded soldiers]](https://www.alabamapioneers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/explosion-mobile-220x138.jpg)
![The Last Confederate Reunion in Alabama was held in September 1944 – all the men were in their 90s [see story & photographs]](https://www.alabamapioneers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Confederate-last-known-reunion-in-the-state-220x201.jpg)
![Here is the house of the orator from Alabama argued for secession prior to the Civil War [story and film]](https://www.alabamapioneers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/yancey-dogtrot-sign-220x268.jpg)
