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Battle
Battle of Spanish Fort
Part of the Mobile Campaign of the Western Theater
Battle Summary
Date
03/27/1865 - 04/08/1865
Location
Spanish Fort
Result
Union victory: Union forces capture fort just east of Mobile. Confederate forces fled to Mobile.
Belligerents
United States
(
Union
)
CSA (Confederacy)
Commanders
Major General E. R. S. Canby
Brigadier General Randall L. Gibson
Forces Engaged
XIII Corps and XVI Corps
Spanish Fort Garrison
Strength
30,000
2,500
Source:
Wikipedia - Battle of Spanish Fort
Casualties and losses
Killed
Wounded
Missing
Total
657
744
Source:
Wikipedia - Battle of Spanish Fort
Synopsis of the battle:
Maj. Gen. E.R.S. Canby’s XIII and XVI corps moved along the eastern shore of Mobile Bay forcing the Confederates back into their defenses. Union forces then concentrated on Spanish Fort and Fort Blakely. On March 27, 1865, Canby’s forces rendezvoused at Danley’s Ferry and immediately undertook a siege of Spanish Fort. The Union had enveloped the fort by April 1, and on April 8 captured it. Most of the Confederate forces, under the command of Brig. Gen. Randall L. Gibson, escaped and fled to Mobile, but Spanish Fort was no longer a threat.
Status of the Battlefield:
It is not known if the battlefield has been preserved.
Surviving earthworks: Unknown
Aids for your visit to the battlefield:
Is there a battlefield app? No
Map of the Battlefield showing the locations of the markers? No
Monuments Documented:
There are 0 monuments documented by CWBFM on the battlefield.
Credits:
This page originally submitted by hoteltwo of Montgomery, AL, on February 28, 2017. This page has been viewed 984 time(s) since then. This page has been updated 1 time(s) since then. The page was last updated by Byron Hooks of Sandy Springs, GA, on February 26, 2021. BG Hooks was the editor who published this page on March 01, 2017.
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