Thursday, March 23, 2017

Learn more about Ala. town, Union POWs

Old Cahawba in Alabama is offering an April 1 walking tour of the park, looking at the impact the Civil War, including the Battle of Selma, had on Cahawba and its residents. Near the end of the war, water from the Cahaba and Alabama rivers pushed over the river bank and across the town of Cahawba, leaving more than 3,000 Union Army prisoners standing for days in knee deep water at Castle Morgan. • Article

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