Romulus, Alabama
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 33°08′51″N 87°45′07″W / 33.14750°N 87.75194°W / 33.14750; -87.75194
Country	United States
State	Alabama
County	Tuscaloosa
Elevation	318 ft (97 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes	205, 659
GNIS feature ID	156993[1]

Romulus is an unincorporated community in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States.

History

Romulus is most likely named for Romulus, one of the main characters in ancient Rome's foundation myth.^[2] A post office operated under the name Romulus from 1835 to 1913.^[3]

During the American Civil War, Romulus was the site of a skirmish between Union forces under the command of Col. John T. Croxton and Confederate forces under the command of Brigadier-General William Wirt Adams. Croxton was leaving Northport after being dispatched from Brig-Gen. James H. Wilson's larger force after burning the University of Alabama on April 4, 1865. Adams was attempting to rendezvous with Lt. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest in Marion when he learned that Croxton was in the area. The 6th Kentucky Cavalry Regiment and the 2nd Michigan Volunteer Cavalry Regiment engaged with Adams' forces on April 6, 1865. Croxton lost 34 men and ambulance wagons and Adams forces lost an unrecorded number of men.^[4]

References

External links

• Pictures of the site of the skirmish at Romulus

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