The Overland Campaign

Historical marker location:

51 AL-180 West, Gulf Shores, Alabama

( Marker is on Fort Morgan Road (State Road 180) 1.7 miles west of Dune Drive, on the left when traveling west.)

Storm Clouds Gather. Civil War Trail, Battle for Mobile Bay.

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.