Civil War Alabama

This photo provided by the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum shows a document signed by President Lincoln in April 1861 ordering the blockade of southern United States ports after the Confederate attack on Fort Sumter started the Civil War. Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and first lady M.K. Pritzker will visit the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Tuesday, April 30, 2024 to donate the documents signed by Lincoln. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum via AP)

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Lincoln's Civil War order blockading Mobile Bay donated to late President’s library

Pat Duggins

The document in which Abraham Lincoln blockaded southern ports, including Mobile, is now part of the late President’s library and museum. The order set in motion the Union's military response to the launch of the U.S. Civil War. The document is now among Illinois' prized papers of the 16th president, thanks to a donation by the state's governor and first lady. APR covered the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Mobile Bay, which occurred after the signing.

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Both sides in lawsuit over Confederate monument reach a tentative settlement

Associated Press

The city of Florence has reached a tentative agreement to settle a free speech lawsuit brought by an organization that staged dozens of protests against a local Confederate monument. News of the settlement came in a Monday court filing.

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"Civil War Alabama" By: Christopher Lyle McIlwain Sr. Foreward By: G. Ward Hobbs

Don Noble

Civil War AlabamaAuthor: Christopher Lyle McIlwain Sr. Foreword by G. Ward HobbsPublisher: University of Alabama PressPages: 435Price: $59.95…