Fort Gaines, Alabama

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Contributors:
1. Joel Manuel, Baton Rouge, LA
2. Kenny Myers, Slidell, LA
3. Mike Stroud, Bluffton, SC
4. Richard Edling, Philadelphia, PA
5. Steven Hippensteel, AL
 

Fort Gaines: February 2011
Courtesy of Steven Hippensteel

 
Bay Area Map
Damn the Torpedoes (pdf)
 

Fort Morgan

   Links:
1. Historic Fort Gaines on Dauphin Island
2. Fort Gaines (Alabama) - Wikipedia
3. Operations in Mobile Bay Alabama
4. Civil War Field Fortifications Website
5. Battle Summary: Mobile Bay, AL
6. Battle of Mobile Bay Civil War Trail
7. Battle of Mobile Bay - Wikipedia
 
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(June 3, 2008) Enlarge Marker

(June 3, 2008) Enlarge Main entrance
            

(June 3, 2008) Enlarge Commandant's Office (left) and Guardhouse (right), which now house the restrooms and gift shop, respectively

(June 3, 2008) Enlarge South gun ramp
     
(June 3, 2008) Enlarge Magazine beneath Southwest Bastion   (June 3, 2008) Enlarge Kitchen courtyard

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