Emma Sansom Exhibit

This exhibit at the Gadsden Museum of Art discusses the life of Gadsden resident Emma Sansom, who is known for her assistance in the capture of U.S. Army forces under Col. Abel D. Streight by Confederate forces under Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest during the Civil War.

Emma Sansom exhibit honoring the Alabama Civil War heroine
Photo courtesy of Christopher P. Maloney
Emma Sansom exhibit honoring the Alabama Civil War heroine