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)