On This Date in Alabama History: The Last Major Battle of the Civil War Took Place
On this date in 1865, about 16,000 Union troops, including 5,000 former slaves and free blacks, attacked 3,500 Confederate forces at the Battle of Fort Blakeley in the last major battle of the Civil War.
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