Spanish Fort, AL
Date(s): March 27-April 8, 1865
Location: Please click on link below for map.Spanish Fort, Alabama, United States
Campaign(s): Mobile Campaign [1865]
Battles in Campaign:
Situation:
Commanders:
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Union: Maj. Gen. E.R.S. Canby
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Confederate: Brig. Gen. Randall L. Gibson
Principal Forces:
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Union: XVI and XIII Corps
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Confederate: Spanish Fort Garrison
Description:
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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.
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Union forces then concentrated on Spanish Fort and Fort Blakely.
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On March 27, 1865, Canby’s forces were met at Danley’s Ferry and immediately began a siege of Spanish Fort.
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By April 1st the Union forces had enveloped the fort and captured it on April 8th.
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Most of the Confederate forces, under Brig. Gen. Randall L. Gibson, escaped to Mobile, but Spanish Fort was no longer a threat.
Classification1: B
Casualties2:
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Union: 657
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Confederate: 744
Results: Union Victory
Battlefield Website:
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The Mobile Campaign by Norman A. Nicolson - Blakely State Park
Recommended Resources:
1 Classification:
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A - having a decisive influence on a campaign and a direct impact on the course of the war
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B - having a direct and decisive influence on their campaign
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C - having observable influence on the outcome of a campaign
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D - having a limited influence on the outcome of their campaign or operation but achieving or affecting important local objectives
2 Casualties are someone killed, injured, wounded, captured or missing.
Revised 01/02/2009
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