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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WJ2_the-8th-iowa-infantry-historical_Spanish-Fort-AL.html
On the evening of April 8th, 1865, while the Confederate fortifications were being shelled by Union artillery, the 8th Iowa Infantry advanced from near this point to the Confederate left and captured a part of the works, in hand to hand fighting. …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WIV_confederate-main-line-of-resistance-historical_Spanish-Fort-AL.html
Twenty-nine Union field guns, manned by men of the 3d Indiana,
1st Illinois and 2d Iowa Batteries, shelled these Confederate trenches
for 13 consecutive days and nights. The fact that these trenches were
never breached, attests to the courage o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WIU_confederate-redoubt-no-5-ectors-brigade-historical_Spanish-Fort-AL.html
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Also called the Sandbag Battery, Redoubt No. 5 was originally commanded by Lt. Andrew Hargrove of Lumsden's Tuscaloosa Battery, Company F, 2nd Alabama Light Artillery Battalion. During the early stages of the battle, Lumsden's Battery wa…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WIT_caisson-trace-historical_Spanish-Fort-AL.html
A trail used in early times by Indians, Spanish Explorers, French Settlers and later by soldiers during the battle of Spanish Fort 1865. At one time a stream driven train paralleled this trace. Its ancient road bed can still be seen south of this …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WIS_confederate-drive-historical_Spanish-Fort-AL.html
Named in honor of the 1,810 Men in Gray who defended the eastern approaches to Mobile in the battle of Spanish Fort March 26 ~ April 8-9, 1865. Here Brig. Gen. R. L. Gibson, C.S.A. engaged "...more than 20,000" enemy troops in the last d…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WIQ_patriots-point-memorial-a-war-memorial_Daphne-AL.html
Patriot's Point Memorial
This Memorial is Dedicated to All the
Brave Men and Women Who Proudly
Served in the United States Armed Forces
Protecting Freedom Around the World
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WIM_baldwin-county-eternal-flame-veterans-memorial-a-war-memorial_Bay-Minette-AL.html
Dedicated to the Glory of
God and in Honor of the
Veterans of all Wars
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WIF_holtzclaws-brigade-confederate-redoubt-no-4-historical_Spanish-Fort-AL.html
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Brig. Gen. James Holtzclaw's Alabama Infantry Brigade occupied the center of the Confederate line during the Battle of Spanish Fort. The brigade was positioned between Battery Blair and the Sandbag Battery. The 38th AL Infantry was on th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WIE_red-fort-historical_Spanish-Fort-AL.html
Built of red clay, armed with 12 heavy guns and served by 307 crack
Confederate Artilleryman from Batteries Perry (Tenn.) Phillips (Tenn.) Lumsden (Ala.) and Garrity (Mobile, Ala.). It was the keystone in the defense of Spanish Fort, 1865.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WID_confederate-redoubt-no-3-gibsons-brigade-historical_Spanish-Fort-AL.html
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Capt. Cuthbert Slocomb of the 5th Company, Washington Artillery of New Orleans, commanded Redoubt No. 3, also known as Battery Blair,
consisted of one 8-inch Columbiad, two 12-pound Napoleons, one 3-inch ordinance rifle, and four morta…