Spanish Fort

Other Name:

Campaign:

Mobile Campaign

Date(s):

March-April 1865

Principal Commanders:

Brigadier General Edward Canby [US] Brigadier General Randall Gibson [CS]

Forces Engaged:

0 total (US 0; CS 0;)

Estimated Casualties:

1398 total (US 657; CS 741;)

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 rendezvoused at Danley's Ferry and immediately undertook a siege of Spanish Fort. The Union had enveloped the fort by April 1, and on April 8 captured it. Most of the Confederate forces, under the command of Brig. Gen. Randall L. Gibson, escaped and fled to Mobile, but Spanish Fort was no longer a threat.

Results:

Union Victory

CWSAC Reference #:

AL005

Preservation Priority: