Fort Blakely

Battle of Fort Blakeley
Part of the American Civil War
Storming of Fort Blakeley
Date April 2, 1865 – April 9, 1865 Location Baldwin County, Alabama Result Union victory Fort Blakeley surrendered to the U.S.
Belligerents
United States (Union)	CSA (Confederacy)
Commanders and leaders
Edward Canby	St. John R. Liddell
Units involved
Army of West Mississippi, Union ships	Fort Blakeley Garrison, Confederate ships
Strength
45,000	4,000
Casualties and losses
629 on April 9 (150 killed, 650 wounded total)	2,900 (75 killed)

Coordinates: 30°44′32.67″N 87°55′37.34″W / 30.7424083°N 87.9270389°W / 30.7424083; -87.9270389

Union victory

The Battle of Fort Blakeley took place from April 2 to April 9, 1865 in Baldwin County, Alabama, about 6 miles (9.7 km) north of Spanish Fort, AL, as part of the Mobile Campaign of the American Civil War. At the time, Blakeley, Alabama had been the county seat of Baldwin County.

The Battle of Blakeley was the final major battle of the Civil War, with surrender just hours after Grant had defeated Lee at Appomattox on the morning of April 9, 1865.Mobile, Alabama was the last major Confederate port to be captured by Union forces, on April 12, 1865. After the assassination of President Lincoln on April 15, 1865, other Confederate surrenders continued into May 1865.

Maj. Gen. Edward Canby's Union forces, the XVI and XIII Corps, moved along the eastern shore of Mobile Bay, forcing the Confederates back into their defenses. Union forces then concentrated on Spanish Fort, Alabama and nearby Fort Blakeley. By April 1, Union forces had enveloped Spanish Fort, thereby releasing more troops to focus on Fort Blakeley. Union forces built 3 rings of earthworks reaching ever closer until nearly {1,000 yards (910 m) from the Fort Blakely front. Confederate Brig. Gen. St. John R. Liddell, with about 4,000 men, held out against the much larger Union force until Spanish Fort fell on April 8 in the Battle of Spanish Fort. This allowed Canby to concentrate 16,000 men for the attack on April 9, led by Brig. Gen. John P. Hawkins. Sheer numbers breached the Confederate earthworks, compelling the Confederates, including Liddell, to surrender within about 30 minutes in the final assault after 5:30 pm.

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