Battle of Spanish Fort

Battle of Spanish Fort Began: March 27, 1865 Ended: April 8, 1865 Location: Baldwin County, Alabama Theater: Western Theater Campaign: Mobile Campaign Outcome: Union victory Combatants XVI and XIII Corps Spanish Fort Garrison Commanders E.R.S. Canby Major General, USA Randall L. Gibson Brigadier General, CSA Strength Casualties 657 744

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. (NPS summary)