Battle of Spanish Fort
| Battle of Spanish Fort | |||||||
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| Part of the American Civil War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| United States (Union) | CSA (Confederacy) | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| E.R.S. Canby | Randall L. Gibson | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
| Army of West Mississippi | Spanish Fort Garrison | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 30,000 | 2,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 657 | 744 | ||||||
The Battle of Spanish Fort took place from March 27 to April 8, 1865, in Baldwin County, Alabama, as part of the Mobile Campaign of the Western Theater of the American Civil War.
After the Union victory in the Battle of Mobile Bay, Mobile nevertheless remained in Confederate hands. Spanish Fort was heavily fortified as an eastern defense to the city of Mobile. Fort Huger, Fort (Battery) Tracey, Fort (Battery) McDermott, Fort Alexis, Red Fort, and Old Spanish Fort were all part of the Mobile defenses at Spanish Fort.
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