Glossary

B : 143 Terms

• Battle of Holy Ground
  The Battle of Holy Ground, which took place on December 23, 1813, was a major battle in Creek War of...
• Battle of Mobile Bay
  The Battle of Mobile Bay, which took place in August 1864, was the last major naval engagement of the...
• Battle of Selma
  The Battle of Selma, which took place on April 2, 1865, was fought during the American Civil War (1861-1865)....
• Battle of Sulphur Trestle
  The September 1864 Civil War Battle of Sulphur Trestle, in Limestone County, cut a crucial Union supply...
• Battle of Talladega
  Shortly after the commencement of the Creek War of 1813-14, Tennessee militia led by Gen. Andrew Jackson...
• Battle of Tallushatchee
  The Battle of Tallushatchee, which took place on November 3, 1813, in present-day Calhoun County, was...
• Bay Minette
  Bay Minette is the county seat of Baldwin County, the second-fastest growing county in Alabama. The city...
• Bay of Pigs Invasion and the Alabama Air National Guard
  In 1961, members of the Alabama Air National Guard (ANG) secretly took part in the failed invasion of...
• Bayou La Batre
  Bayou La Batre is located on Mobile Bay in Mobile County in the southwest corner of the state. It has...
• Gould Beech
  Many historians and journalists today regard Gould Beech (1913-2000) as one of the most gifted and visionary...