Civil War Trust encouraging development of site that was training center for the Confederacy
ANNISTON, Ala. — A group of Civil War history buffs is looking to help develop an Anniston site that is mostly unknown to locals but that played a significant role in the Confederacy's war effort.
Members of the Civil War Trust, a 55,000-member organization based in Washington, D.C., is encouraging local interest in the development of a park at the site of the former Blue Mountain Industries. Thousands of Confederate soldiers trained at the Blue Mountain rail depot and training camp, the group's members say.