THE WARRIOR GUARDS, Tuscaloosa's local militia, was already under the orders of the Governor of Alabama to occupy Fort Morgan when Alabama seceded on Friday, January 11, 1861 and formed the Alabama Republic. The Warrior Guards were under the command of the Governor of the Alabama until April 22 when they were accepted into Confederate service in Tuscaloosa after returning to town from their Ft. Morgan duty.

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