Decatur, AL Mobile Home for Sale

“A hard nut to crack.” That is how Confederate Gen. John Bell Hood described the city of Decatur during the Civil War. The city changed hands several times during the war and served as a major combat zone during the Battle of Decatur in 1864, when a small group of Union soldiers prevented the Confederates from crossing the Tennessee River, forcing them west. The city was almost entirely burned down by the end of the war, but over time, it was rebuilt. Hood’s characterization was meant to portray the city as a problem, but its residents embraced ...