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
Flag of the United States United States
(Union) 		Flag of Confederate States of America 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


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Monuments Documented:
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Credits:
This page originally submitted by hoteltwo of Montgomery, AL, on February 28, 2017. This page has been viewed 1010 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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