The Militia of Alabama seizes Forts Morgan and Gaines, which protect the entrance to Mobile Bay. The Militia also seizes the federal arsenal at Mount Vernon.
[restored 3/11/2022]
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Authority:
Alabama Constitution of 1819, Article IV, Section 6
avalon.law.yale.edu/19th_century/ala1819.asp
References:
Calvin D. Linton, ed. The Bicentennial Almanac: 200 Years of America, 1776-1976, (Nashville, Tennessee: Thomas Nelson, 1975), 152.
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