Fort Powell
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Fort Powell was a Confederate coastal fortification in Alabama that formed part of the defenses of Mobile Bay during the American Civil War.
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Confederate coastal fortification
ⓘ
military fort ⓘ |
| abandonedBy | Confederate forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| abandonmentYear | 1864 ⓘ |
| armedWith | heavy artillery ⓘ |
| associatedFortification |
Fort Gaines
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fort Morgan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtDuring | American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| constructedBy | Confederate States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStartYear | 1862 ⓘ |
| controlledApproach | western entrance to Mobile Bay via Grant’s Pass ⓘ |
| countryDuringUse | Confederate States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentCondition | ruins or submerged remains ⓘ |
| engagement | operations related to the Battle of Mobile Bay ⓘ |
| fate | evacuated and destroyed by its Confederate garrison ⓘ |
| garrison | Confederate troops ⓘ |
| historicalEra | 19th century ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alabama
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedInBodyOfWater | Mississippi Sound NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Grant’s Pass
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mobile Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Confederate artillery ⓘ |
| namedAfter | General John C. Pemberton’s subordinate Colonel Powell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | siege and bombardment in 1864 ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Union Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Union Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Confederate Gulf Coast defenses
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
defenses of Mobile Bay ⓘ |
| purpose |
to control the channel between Mississippi Sound and Mobile Bay
ⓘ
to protect the western approaches to Mobile Bay ⓘ |
| region | Gulf Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance | formed part of the outer line of Mobile’s harbor defenses ⓘ |
| status | no longer extant as a functioning fortification ⓘ |
| strategicRole | to prevent Union naval forces from bypassing main Mobile Bay forts via Mississippi Sound ⓘ |
| theater | Western Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfFortification | earthwork fort ⓘ |
| usedBy | Confederate States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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