I was going to do a "Know your Foe" for Alabama for the WCWS game tonight. But I just didn't have the research time or the interest in the history of Alabama to follow thru. I did find this interesting story : all but four buildings for the original University of Alabama were burned to the ground in April of 1865 by Union Troops led by Brigadier General John T. Croxton. This was the same month the war officially ended and seemingly there was no real reason to do it... expect just prior to the start of the Civil War (in 1860) the state government of Alabama transitioned the University into a full-time military academy supplying trained officers to the Confederate Army. Pay back is a bitch.Rather than spend hours researching other nuggets of Alabama's rebel and racist past -- I chose instead to focus on the positive and make a special WOMEN'S COLLEGE WORLD SERIES wallpaper.
Go Blue !!!
Beat 'Bama.
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I did some more research on the burning of Alabama in 1865. Apparently there is a memorial on campus that reads:
The University of Alabama gave to the Confederacy 7 General Officers, 25 Colonels, 14 Lieutenant-Colonels, 21 Majors, 125 Captains, 273 Staff and other Commissioned Officers, 66 Non-Commissioned Officers and 294 Private Soldiers. Recognizing obedience to state they loyally and uncomplainingly met the call of duty in numberless instances sealing their devotion by their life blood. And on April 3, 1865 the Cadet Corps composed wholly of boys went bravely fourth to repel a veteran Federal invading foe of many times their numbers in a vain effort to save their Alma Mater, its buildings, Library and Laboratories from destruction by fire which it met at the hands of the enemy on the day following. To commemorate this heroic record, this memorial stone is erected by the Alabama United Daughters of the Confederacy. University of Alabama. May 13, 1914.
a 6-1 beat down?
the University of Michigan; where the men are men and the women are champions!
YES !!!!
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