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Alabama seceded from the United States January 11, 1861. Though Alabama did not have any major battles within its borders, it did contribute about 120,000 white men to the Confederate armed forces. Most served with others from their local areas. Unknown numbers of slaves were pressed into service to build or repair roads, railroads, and defenses, while others took care of the cooking and cleaning for the armies. About 10,000 slaves escaped and joined the Union forces as well as about 2700 white men who remained loyal to the Union.<ref name="wikipedia">Wikipedia.com, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alabama_in_the_American_Civil_War Alabama in the American Civil War], (accessed 19 March 2011).</ref><br> | Alabama seceded from the United States January 11, 1861. Though Alabama did not have any major battles within its borders, it did contribute about 120,000 white men to the Confederate armed forces. Most served with others from their local areas. Unknown numbers of slaves were pressed into service to build or repair roads, railroads, and defenses, while others took care of the cooking and cleaning for the armies. About 10,000 slaves escaped and joined the Union forces as well as about 2700 white men who remained loyal to the Union.<ref name="wikipedia">Wikipedia.com, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alabama_in_the_American_Civil_War Alabama in the American Civil War], (accessed 19 March 2011).</ref><br> | ||
For more information about Alabama in the Civil War, see the Wikipedia article, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alabama_in_the_American_Civil_War Alabama in the American Civil War]. | For more information about Alabama in the Civil War, see the Wikipedia article, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alabama_in_the_American_Civil_War Alabama in the American Civil War]. | ||
==== Battles ==== | |||
7 Civil War battles were fought in Alabama. The following have information about these battles: | |||
*[http://americancivilwar.com/statepic/alabama.html American Civil War] site has brief summaries of the battles, with maps and photos. <br> | |||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alabama_in_the_American_Civil_War Alabama in the American Civil War] in Wikipedia has a list of battles with links to other pages about each battle.<br> | |||
*[http://www.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/bystate.htm#al National Park Service] site has brief summaries of the battles. | |||
*[http://www.civilwaralbum.com/ Civil War Album] site has modern photos of places or things relating to the battles. It can be searched. | |||
=== Alabama Military Units<br> === | === Alabama Military Units<br> === | ||