Battle of Spanish Fort

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The Battle of Spanish Fort was a late-Civil War Union assault on Confederate defenses near Mobile, Alabama, in March–April 1865 that helped secure the fall of one of the Confederacy’s last major Gulf Coast strongholds.

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Siege of Spanish Fort 3
Battle of Spanish Fort canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Civil War battle
battle
alsoKnownAs Siege of Spanish Fort
associatedWith Union XIII Corps
Union XVI Corps
belligerent Confederate States of America
United States (Union)
campaignTheater Western Theater of the American Civil War
casualtiesConfederate approximately 600 killed, wounded, or missing
casualtiesUnion approximately 700 killed, wounded, or missing
chronology one of the last major battles of the American Civil War
combatant Confederate Army of Tennessee
linked to: Army of Tennessee

Union Army
commander Dabney H. Maury
Edward Canby
linked to: Edward R. S. Canby

John M. Corse NERFINISHED
Randall L. Gibson
conflict American Civil War
country United States
dateEnd 1865-04-08
dateStart 1865-03-27
defensiveCommander Randall L. Gibson
description Union forces besieged and assaulted Confederate fortifications at Spanish Fort, Alabama
endedWith evacuation of Confederate defenders
era American Civil War
followedBy Battle of Fort Blakely
fortification Spanish Fort defensive works
fortificationType earthwork fortifications
geographicalFeature Mobile Bay
location Spanish Fort, Alabama
linked to: Spanish Fort

near Mobile, Alabama
objective capture Confederate defenses protecting Mobile, Alabama
offensiveCommander Edward Canby
linked to: Edward R. S. Canby
partOf Mobile Campaign
Union Gulf Coast operations
precededBy Union advance on Mobile defenses
purposeUnion to neutralize Confederate defenses east of Mobile Bay
relatedEvent Battle of Fort Blakely
Fall of Mobile, Alabama
result Union victory
significance contributed to the fall of Mobile, Alabama
helped secure one of the Confederacy’s last major Gulf Coast strongholds
state Alabama
strengthConfederate approximately 2,500–3,500 soldiers
strengthUnion approximately 32,000 soldiers
typeOfEngagement assault
siege
year 1865

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Army of the Gulf notableEngagement Battle of Spanish Fort
Spanish Fort historicalEvent Battle of Spanish Fort
Confederate defenses of Mobile engagedIn Siege of Spanish Fort
linked to: Battle of Spanish Fort
Battle of Fort Blakeley precededBy Siege of Spanish Fort
linked to: Battle of Spanish Fort
Battle of Spanish Fort alsoKnownAs Siege of Spanish Fort
linked to: Battle of Spanish Fort