Battle of Spanish Fort

Dates:

March 27-April 8, 1865

Other Names:

None

Location:

Spanish Fort, Alabama

Key Individuals Involved in the Battle of Spanish Fort:

Union: Major General E.R.S. Canby
Confederate: Brigadier General Randall L. Gibson

Outcome:

Union Victory. 1,401 casualties of which 744 were Confederate soldiers.

Overview of the Battle :

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..
Source: CWSAC Battle Summaries