Spanish Fort, AL

Date(s): March 27-April 8, 1865

Location: Please click on link below for map.

Campaign(s): Mobile Campaign [1865]

Battles in Campaign:

• Spanish Fort, AL - March 27-April 8, 1865 B

• Fort Blakely, AL - April 2-9, 1865 A

Situation:

Commanders:

• Union: Maj. Gen. E.R.S. Canby

• Confederate: Brig. Gen. Randall L. Gibson

Principal Forces:

• Union: XVI and XIII Corps

• Confederate: Spanish Fort Garrison

Description:

• 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 were met at Danley’s Ferry and immediately began a siege of Spanish Fort.

• By April 1st the Union forces had enveloped the fort and captured it on April 8th.

• Most of the Confederate forces, under Brig. Gen. Randall L. Gibson, escaped  to Mobile, but Spanish Fort was no longer a threat.

Slide Presentation: Fort Blakely, AL

Classification¹: B

Casualties²:

• Union: 657

• Confederate: 744

Results: Union Victory

Battlefield Website:

• The Mobile Campaign by Norman A. Nicolson - Blakely State Park

Recommended Resources:

¹ Classification:

• A - having a decisive influence on a campaign and a direct impact on the course of the war

• B - having a direct and decisive influence on their campaign

• C - having observable influence on the outcome of a campaign

• 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