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Battle of Fort Blakely (view source)
Revision as of 15:49, December 25, 2010
, 15:49, December 25, 2010Created page with "{{ACWbattle |name=Battle of Fort Blakely |image= |begin=April 2, 1865 |end=April 9, 1865 |place=Baldwin County, Alabama |theater=Western Theater |campaign=Mobile Campaign |re..."
{{ACWbattle
|name=Battle of Fort Blakely
|image=
|begin=April 2, 1865
|end=April 9, 1865
|place=Baldwin County, [[Alabama]]
|theater=Western Theater
|campaign=Mobile Campaign
|result=Union victory
|combatants1=XIII and XVI Corps
|combatants2=Fort Blakely Garrison
|commanders1=[[E.R.S. Canby]]<br/>Major General, USA
|commanders2=[[St. John R. Liddell]]<br/>Brigadier General, CSA
|strength1=
|strength2=
|casualties1='''629'''
|casualties2='''2,900'''
}}
[[E.R.S. Canby]]’s forces, the XVI and XIII 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. By April 1, Union forces had enveloped Spanish Fort, thereby releasing more troops to focus on Fort Blakely. Brig. Gen. [[St. John R. Liddell]], with about 4,000 men, held out against the much larger Union force until Spanish Fort fell on April 8, allowing Canby to concentrate 16,000 men for the attack on April 9. Sheer numbers breached the Confederate earthworks compelling the Confederates to capitulate. The siege and capture of Fort Blakely was basically the last combined-force battle of the war. African-American forces played a major role in the successful Union assault. (''NPS summary'')
{{Template:Campaignbox Mobile}}
{{Template:ACW Battles of 1865}}
[[Category:American Civil War Battles]]
|name=Battle of Fort Blakely
|image=
|begin=April 2, 1865
|end=April 9, 1865
|place=Baldwin County, [[Alabama]]
|theater=Western Theater
|campaign=Mobile Campaign
|result=Union victory
|combatants1=XIII and XVI Corps
|combatants2=Fort Blakely Garrison
|commanders1=[[E.R.S. Canby]]<br/>Major General, USA
|commanders2=[[St. John R. Liddell]]<br/>Brigadier General, CSA
|strength1=
|strength2=
|casualties1='''629'''
|casualties2='''2,900'''
}}
[[E.R.S. Canby]]’s forces, the XVI and XIII 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. By April 1, Union forces had enveloped Spanish Fort, thereby releasing more troops to focus on Fort Blakely. Brig. Gen. [[St. John R. Liddell]], with about 4,000 men, held out against the much larger Union force until Spanish Fort fell on April 8, allowing Canby to concentrate 16,000 men for the attack on April 9. Sheer numbers breached the Confederate earthworks compelling the Confederates to capitulate. The siege and capture of Fort Blakely was basically the last combined-force battle of the war. African-American forces played a major role in the successful Union assault. (''NPS summary'')
{{Template:Campaignbox Mobile}}
{{Template:ACW Battles of 1865}}
[[Category:American Civil War Battles]]