So what would you do if invaders were about to storm your town?
Back in April 1865, there weren't many able-bodied men left to defend Selma
from federal troops, but the city that supplied much of the Confederacy's munitions
was surrounded with a three-mile long semi-circle of fortifications.
After a hard-fought but brief battle led by wounded
Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest, Selma's arsenal, naval ordnance works
and many private homes and businesses were burned.
The 149th reenactment of the battle is this weekend at Riverside Park.
Blue skies are forecast.
Linking to Good Fences, Skywatch Friday and City Daily Photo Blogs
Love how you framed this photo!
ReplyDeleteFences, fences, beautiful fences in your slide show, not to mention the bridge in your header. One reenactment near us is the the reenactment of the Battle of San Jacinto during the month of April. btw I took Alabama history as a freshman in high school when my dad worked in Huntsville.
ReplyDeletea great shot - with sad history. thanks for linking in!
ReplyDeleteour reenactment starts today too...great shot!
ReplyDeleteExcellent shot, and a strange kind of almost-postscript to the war. Forrest wasn't the sort of commander to just walk away from a fight.
ReplyDeleteInteresting bit of history! I'm not a fan of Forrest but I know he's famous in the south.
ReplyDeleteGreat shot!
ReplyDeleteA very pretty but chilling scene. I swear I stared at it too long and thought I saw one of those rifles fire. (shiver)
thank you for the history lesson
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