It’s the 150th Anniversary of the Sinking of Confederate Ship
IT’S THE 150-TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SINKING OF A CONFEDERATE SHIP. THE C-S-S ALABAMA SANK AFTER A ONE-HOUR BATTLE WITH A U-S NAVY SHIP OFF THE COAST OF FRANCE. THE ALABAMA SEIZED MORE THAN 60 COMMERCIAL SHIPS FROM NORTHERN STATES DURING THE WAR, REMOVING THE CREW AND VALUABLE CARGO…AND THEN BURNING THE VESSLES. SOME ARTIFACTS ARE ON DISPLAY AT THE ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF ARCHIVES AND HISTORY.
ROBERT BRADLEY THE ALABAMA Â HISTORY MUSEUM CHIEF SAYS…
“PROBABLY THE ITEMS THAT RELATE TO THE ALABAMA WILL BE EVENTUALLY DISPLAYED IN THE TREASURES GALLERY. LIKE I SAID, THINGS WILL BE DISPLAYED IN THERE ON A ROTATIONAL BASIS AND THE ITEMS OFF THE ALABAMA WHERE VERY VERY POPULAR.” >
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 THE WRECKAGE WAS DISCOVERED IN 1984.
