Founded in the late 1840’s and located in the Tennessee Valley, the community of Bridgeport, Al., became a hotbed of activity during the War Between the States. A key railroad bridge spanned the ...

Founded in the late 1840s, the community of Bridgeport, Alabama, became a hotbed of activity during the Civil War. A key railroad bridge spanned the Tennessee River at Bridgeport connecting ...

BRIDGEPORT, Alabama –Nestled in a corner of Jackson ... During the Civil War, the railroad and bridge became pivotal to the supply line to Chattanooga. On April 29, 1862, Union troops under ...

the community of Bridgeport was a hotbed of activity during the War Between the States. The reason was a key railroad bridge that spanned the Tennessee River near downtown that connected Alabama ...