The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-13
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10 is water surface and u, $40 land sur
face. From its first exploration in the
early years of the sixteenth century ii
has an interesting and thrilling history
A few only of the high or conspicuous
points in that record are here noted
Their recital will touch the pride of all
patriotic Alabamians.
Within fifty years after the discovery OF
America, er in 1910, DeSota, with his iron
clad warriors and white-stoled priests
passed like an angry meteor through Its
borders. On October IS or that year he
fought the great battle of Mauvila, the
most sanguinary of Indian conflicts on the
American continent.
The earliest permanent settlement IN
the gulf states was founded in January
HOP, at 27-Aile Bluff Mobile river known
as Fort Louis, the site of old Mobile
Removed to it's present location in I'LL
this city was, until 172O, the capital OF the
province of Louisiana.
In TIA Fort Toulouse, at the confluence
of the Coosa and Tallapoosa rivers, was
planted as remote outpost for Indian
trade and as a buffer to the English adj
vance from the South Atlantic seaboard
In 1921 the first African slaves were
landed at Mobile.
On February IS, 1863, France ceded all
her possessions east of the Mississippi
excepting the Island of Orleans, to Great
Britain.
BY treaty of November go 1852. marking
the close of the contest of the colonies
with the mother country, Great Britain
coded to them all of her possession north
of latitude 81 degrees; and October ~
1875, Spain relinquished to the United
States her claims to West Florida, south
of line 81 degrees.
The Mississippi territory was formed
by act of Congress, April Z, 1898, and under
this and subsequent acts all of the pres
ent states of Mississippi and Alabama
comprised one territory until 1917.
On March 1, 1917, Alabama territory was
formed, and after the adoption of a con-
stitution under an enabling act OF March
2, 1919, on December II, following, the
state was admitted into the union.
The seat of the government of the Ala
bama territory was at st. stephens. In
1918 Cahaba was selected as the state
capital; in 1926 1t was removed to Tus-
caloosa, and in 1876 to Montgomery.
The state seeded from the federal unior
January II, 1861, and February 4, 1861
united in the formation of the provisional
government of the Confederate states OF
America.
On June q, 1861 Lewis E. Parsons was
appointed provisional governor.
On November "a, 1874, George S. Hous'
ton was inaugurated governor. With his
inaugurated negro and carpet-bag rule
ended.
In 19O1-May q to September 3-the last
constitutional convention of the state was
held.
Great Events.
Within the limits of the state dWelt fol
hundreds of years the four great Indian
tribes-the Cherokees, the Creeks, the
Choctaws and the Chickasaws. Here were
born and reared McGillivray and Wealth
erford and Osceola and Stan Waite; and
here resided the Colberts, the Ridges
Ross, Sequoyah, Mcintosh and others.
Aaron Burr distinguished in the Revo-
luton war and Vice President OF tne
United States. while a fugitive from the
courts, was captured in the Alabama Sec
ton of the Mississippi territory.
In the campaigns against the Greek
Indians in the war of 1872 Andrew Jack
son entered upon that long public career
so notable in our history.
OF the several territories Alabama set
tied more rapidly, and passed more
quickly from territorial pupilage than any
other.
In April, 1926, General Lafayette, on his
last tour of the United States, passed
through Alabama.
IN 1867 WAS COllpltltu tut III 81 i"os
track west of the Allegheny mountains
-extending from Tuscumba in the direc.
ton of Decatur, and now a part of the
Southern railway SYSTEM
In Alabama was granted the first diplo-
ma ever issued to a woman by any CHAR
tered educational institution authorized
to confer degrees. etc
Alabama was the first of the cottor
states to establish a common school sys-
TEN.
Montgomery was the Cradle of the
Confederacy" In the present historic
state CAPITOL February 4, 1861, the dele
gates from six seeding states met df
the senate chamber) and organized th'
provisional government of the Confederate
States of America. Here they adopted !
provisional constitution. elected Jefferson
Davis and Alexander Stephens, President
and Vice President, respectively of tht
new Confederation; and here on the from
portioco Mr.. Davis was inaugurated ir
the presence of thousands, February is
1861.
A formal proclamation of war wa:
made April 10, 1861. by Abraham Lincoln
President of the United States. At once
the brave and patriotic people of Ala
bama rallied to the defense of the state
THE sentiment of the people is thus de
scribed by Governor Thomas Fl. Watts
in his inaugural address December /
1869
"And when the first tocsin of wal
sounded co-operat ionists and secessionists
marched shoulder to shoulder, heart tc
heart, hand to hand to the arbitraman
Of battle. From the gulf to our north
ern border, from the mountains, valleys
snd plains, from the east and from the
west the stalwart sons of Alabama
1or Of A hfr
republic; and with dauntless bravery ant
herosim they have crimsoned with theil
blood every battlefield from Manassas tc
Chickamauga. An imperishable monu
ment of glorious renown has been erected
for the state The name Alabamian' has
become immortal in our history
The number of soldiers from Alabama
which enlisted during the war is estimat
ed at 100 so, of total white population
of 526271 in 1860. OF these at least IS, 0o'
are believed to have lost their lives, while
a large number were permanently dis
abled by wounds or disease. These troop;
comprised substantially sixty regiments
of infantry, three regiments of MOUNTED
infantry, thirteen of cavalry. six battalion:
and twenty batteries; besides there were
several independent companies and many
Alabamians served in commands from
other states There was no importan
battle east of the Mississippi river il
which its troops did not perform an hon
orable part, and some of the most bril-
liant general officers were Alabamians
either by birth or adoption.
In a report to Gov. Lewis E. Parsons
December A. 1865. Col. William II. Fowler
state superintendent of army records
says:
..I assert, with confidence, that Alabama
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