Historical Marker
The Battery Bailey
Historical marker location:
Fort Morgan, Alabama
( Memorial can be reached from Fort Morgan Road (Alabama Route 180) 2 miles west of Dune Drive, on the right when traveling west.)
Position of the 2nd Connecticut Light Artillery August 20-25, 1864.
The first known use of the phrase "Roll Tide" was in a 1907 Birmingham News article that referred to the University of Alabama football team. The phrase became a rallying cry for Alabama football fans and is still used today.