(May 2010) Enlarge Battle of Spanish Fort, Alabama, March 26-April 8, 1865

This Naval Battery is located between two private homes on a dead-end street in a subdivision in Spanish Fort, Baldwin County, Alabama. I tried to be mindful of the privacy of the owners when taking the photos. The rise in the land made this site the obvious choice for an artillery battery. The photos were taken May 30, 2010.

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(May 2010) Enlarge Site of Naval Battery

Manned with sailors and commanded by Lt. Commander Gillis of the U.S.S. Milwaukee, which was sunk by Confederate torpedo in the Blakely River. Armed with two 4.2 inch Parrott rifled cannon firing projectiles weighing 30 lbs., these guns fired on Confederate Batteries Red Fort and Slocomb during the Battle of Spanish Fort, March 26-April 8, 1865.

There are various interpretive signs of various styles throughout the town of Spanish Fort which relate to the battle. Heavy rains on May 30, 2010 precluded any more photos from Spanish Fort.