Hello all,
I know there were huge C.S. Army and Naval complexes in Mobile and Selma, but does anyone know of any others in Central Alabama? I live near Montgomery and while I know they had some Army operations, camps, Stores and Warehouses, arsenals, hospitals, etc, in Montgomery, I was wondering what, if any, Naval activities were in Montgomery? Surely since that was the capital of Alabama and the Alabama river is a major river through there they had some sort of Naval complex or headquarters there? Seems like the Navy, since they did make the C.S.S. Tennessee in Selma and sail it down the Alabama river to Mobile then theywould have used the river for other activities. I know that the gin shops in Prattville made some things for the C.S. government and had contracts tying them in with some of the Naval goings on over in Ga. Seems like they would have had some sort of small Navy base or port in or around Montgomery as well. Anyone know of anything like that?
Thanks Dave
Millbrook, Al.