Fort Morgan

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Fort Morgan is a historic 19th-century masonry fort on Mobile Bay in Alabama, best known for its role in the American Civil War, particularly the Battle of Mobile Bay.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 19th-century fort
historic fort
masonry coastal fortification
builtBy U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
surface form: United States Army Corps of Engineers
constructionEndDate 1834
constructionMaterial brick masonry
stone
constructionStartDate 1819
controlledBy Confederate States Army
United States Army
country United States of America
surface form: United States
county Baldwin County, Alabama
surface form: Baldwin County
currentUse historic site
museum
function coastal defense fortification
garrisonType artillery garrison
hasFeature bastions
brick casemates
moat
sea-facing gun emplacements
heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
National Register of Historic Places
surface form: U.S. National Register of Historic Places listing
laterUse coastal artillery post
military training site
locatedIn Alabama
Mobile Bay
United States of America
surface form: United States
locatedOn Gulf Coast of the United States
surface form: Gulf Coast
namedAfter Daniel Morgan
nearbyCity Gulf Shores
surface form: Gulf Shores, Alabama
notableEvent Union naval assault at Battle of Mobile Bay
openToPublic yes
operator Alabama Historical Commission
owner Alabama
surface form: State of Alabama
partOf Confederate defenses of Mobile
surface form: Mobile Bay defenses
significance important example of Third System coastal fortification
major Confederate stronghold at Mobile Bay
state Alabama
strategicRole guarded entrance to Mobile Bay
surrenderDate 1864
tourismType heritage tourism site
usedBy Confederate States Army
United States Coast Artillery Corps
surface form: U.S. Coast Artillery Corps

United States Army
usedDuringConflict American Civil War
Battle of Mobile Bay
World War I
World War II

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Alabama containsHistoricSite Fort Morgan
Fort Gaines nearby Fort Morgan
Battle of Mobile Bay defendedBy Fort Morgan