Event: Battle of Selma Civil War Re-enactment
Time: April 24-27, 2014, All Day
Event Type: Civil War Re-enactment
Location: Selma, Battlefield Park
Cost: Battlefield admission on Saturday and Sunday is $7
Event Website: http://www.battleofselma.com
Sponsor: The April 1865 Society, Inc.
Contact: 334-872-0901 for more information.
Info: On March 30, 1865, General Wilson detached Brig. Gen. John T. Croxton's brigade to destroy all Confederate property at Tuscaloosa, Alabama. After capturing a Confederate courier who carried dispatches from Forrest describing the strengths and dispositions of his scattered forces, Wilson also sent a brigade to destroy the bridge across the Cahaba River at Centreville. This action effectively cut off most of Forrest's reinforcements. This began a running fight that did not end until after the fall of Selma.