Designated Executive Residence by theProvisional Confederate CongressFebruary 21, 1861. President Jefferson Davis and his family lived here until the ConfederateCapitol moved to Richmond summer 1861.Built by William Sayre 1832-35 at Bibb and Lee S…
MG J.H.Wilson's Cavalry Corps raised U.S. flag over Alabama's and Confederacy's first Capitol on 4/12/65, three days after Lee's surrender at Appomattox. Wilson had defeated LTG N.B. Forrest's depleted and vastly outnumbered troops at the Confeder…