Union Occupation of Northern Alabama
- See also: History of the University of North Alabama#The Civil War.
After the Tennessee and Cumberland rivers were taken, Union forces temporarily occupied Northern Alabama until the fall of Nashville allowed permanent occupation of counties north and west of the Tennessee River, while the Union blockade applied pressure in the southern part of the state.
Read more about this topic: Alabama In The American Civil War
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