Battle of Spanish Fort
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The Battle of Spanish Fort was a late-Civil War Union assault on Confederate defenses near Mobile, Alabama, in March–April 1865 that helped secure the fall of one of the Confederacy’s last major Gulf Coast strongholds.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Spanish Fort canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American Civil War battle
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battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Siege of Spanish Fort NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Union XIII Corps
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Union XVI Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Confederate States of America
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United States (Union) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaignTheater | Western Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualtiesConfederate | approximately 600 killed, wounded, or missing ⓘ |
| casualtiesUnion | approximately 700 killed, wounded, or missing ⓘ |
| chronology | one of the last major battles of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| combatant |
Confederate Army of Tennessee
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Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Dabney H. Maury
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Edward Canby NERFINISHED ⓘ John M. Corse NERFINISHED ⓘ Randall L. Gibson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dateEnd | 1865-04-08 ⓘ |
| dateStart | 1865-03-27 ⓘ |
| defensiveCommander | Randall L. Gibson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| description | Union forces besieged and assaulted Confederate fortifications at Spanish Fort, Alabama ⓘ |
| endedWith | evacuation of Confederate defenders ⓘ |
| era | American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Fort Blakely NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fortification | Spanish Fort defensive works ⓘ |
| fortificationType | earthwork fortifications ⓘ |
| geographicalFeature | Mobile Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Spanish Fort, Alabama
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near Mobile, Alabama ⓘ |
| objective | capture Confederate defenses protecting Mobile, Alabama ⓘ |
| offensiveCommander | Edward Canby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mobile Campaign
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Union Gulf Coast operations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Union advance on Mobile defenses ⓘ |
| purposeUnion | to neutralize Confederate defenses east of Mobile Bay ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Battle of Fort Blakely
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Fall of Mobile, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Union victory ⓘ |
| significance |
contributed to the fall of Mobile, Alabama
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helped secure one of the Confederacy’s last major Gulf Coast strongholds ⓘ |
| state | Alabama ⓘ |
| strengthConfederate | approximately 2,500–3,500 soldiers ⓘ |
| strengthUnion | approximately 32,000 soldiers ⓘ |
| typeOfEngagement |
assault
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siege ⓘ |
| year | 1865 ⓘ |
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