Battle of Fort Blakeley
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The Battle of Fort Blakeley was one of the final major engagements of the American Civil War, in which Union forces captured a Confederate fortification in Alabama just days before the war’s end.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Fort Blakeley canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American Civil War battle
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battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Fort Blakely NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithRiver | Tensaw River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Confederate States of America
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United States (Union) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaign | Mobile Campaign of 1865 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| captured | Fort Blakeley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualtiesAndLosses |
Confederate about 2,900 casualties
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Union about 629 casualties ⓘ |
| commander |
Edward Canby
NERFINISHED
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Francis M. Cockrell NERFINISHED ⓘ Frederick Steele NERFINISHED ⓘ James C. Veatch NERFINISHED ⓘ John P. Hawkins NERFINISHED ⓘ L. Y. Dill NERFINISHED ⓘ Randall L. Gibson NERFINISHED ⓘ St. John R. Liddell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| date | 1865-04-09 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1865-04-09 ⓘ |
| followedBy | occupation of Mobile ⓘ |
| fortificationType | earthwork fort ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Union assault on Confederate earthworks
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siege operations against Fort Blakeley ⓘ |
| involves | United States Colored Troops NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Baldwin County, Alabama
NERFINISHED
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Fort Blakeley, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Mobile, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
large-scale assault on entrenched Confederate position
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participation of African American troops in the final assaults of the war ⓘ |
| partOf | Mobile Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Siege of Spanish Fort NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Union victory ⓘ |
| sideLost | Confederacy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sideWon | Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
helped secure Mobile Bay for the Union
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one of the last major battles of the American Civil War ⓘ took place after General Robert E. Lee’s surrender at Appomattox Court House ⓘ |
| startDate | 1865-04-02 ⓘ |
| strength |
Confederate forces approximately 3,500
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Union forces approximately 16,000 ⓘ |
| theater | Western Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | April 1865 ⓘ |
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