Alabama

State of Alabaman

Territory of the United States (1817-1819), State of the United States (1819-1861, 1865-present), Independent State (1861), State of the Confederate States (1861-1865)

Location: Southeast United States

Capital City: Saint Stephens (1817-1819), Huntsville (1819-1820), Cahawba (1820-1826), Tuskaloosa (1826-1847), Montgomery (1847-present)

Government type: US State

Main languages: English

Main religions: Protestant Christianity

Chronology

1817: Alabama Territory created from Mississippi Territory

1819: Statehood granted

1861: Declares independence, then accedes to Confederacy

1865: US Statehood restored

1868: Fully re-admitted to the Union

Currency

United States Dollar (1795-1861,1865-present)

1 Dollar = 100 Cents

Confederate States Dollar (1861-1865)

1 Dollar = 100 Cents

Banknotes from Alabama in the collection

•25 Cents, 1863 (State of Alabama)

•50 Cents, 1863 (State of Alabama, P#S212b)