THE BATTLE OF MUNFORD - Talladega Co., AL

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THE BATTLE OF MUNFORD - Talladega Co., AL


THE BATTLE OF MUNFORD

    There was a small company of soldiers, about 150 in number, known as 
"Hill’s Layouts", augmented by a few regular soldiers, who undertook battle 
with the Federal soldiers as they passed through Munford.
    On the hill where the Academy stood, and still stands, the company had 
placed two small cannons, which they fired on the enemy several times.  
This brought about a return fire from the Yankees, and a small skirmish 
took place.  Two men were killed, one a Confederate soldier, another a 
Federal soldier, whose body was removed and sent elsewhere for burial.  The 
Battle took place on April 23, 1865, 14 days after Lee’s surrender, and was 
no doubt the last battle to take place on Alabama soil.
    On November 4th, 1914, the John T. Morgan Chapter of the U. D. C., 
unveiled a marble monument, (which was donated to them by Mr. Leon G. Jones) 
where the Confederate soldier fell, and where he was buried.  The monument 
bears the inscription -

               "In Memory of                                                            
           Andrew Jackson Buttram,                                                      
             Confederate Soldier,                                                       
          Killed here April 23, 1865                                                    
             During Croxton’s Raid                                                      
 Erected by Veterans and their descendants."  (1)

(1)  From an article written by R. G. Roberts, "Talladega in the Days of the
 Civil War."  Found in Scrap Book of R. G. Roberts, Jr.  The above portion 
of the article can be found in E. Grace Jemison, Historic Tales of Talladega 
(Montgomery, AL: Paragon Press, 1959), pp. 146-147.