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The Battle of Spanish Fort took place from March 27 to April 8, 1865, in Baldwin County, Alabama, as part of the Mobile Campaign of the Western Theater of the American Civil War. After the Union victory in the Battle of Mobile Bay , Mobile nevertheless remained in Confederate hands.
During the American Civil War, Arkansas was a Confederate state, though it had initially voted to remain in the Union.Following the capture of Fort Sumter in April 1861, Abraham Lincoln called for troops from every Union state to put down the rebellion, and Arkansas along with several other southern states seceded.
Pages in category "Battles of the American Civil War in Arkansas" The following 30 pages are in this category, out of 30 total. ... Battle of Fort Smith; H. Battle of ...
The following units and commanders of the Union Army fought at the Mobile campaign of the American Civil War involving the battles of Spanish Fort and Fort Blakeley. The units engaged against Spanish Fort involved Veatch's Division, Benton's Division and Henry Bertram's Brigade from the XIII Corps along with McArthur's Division and Carr's ...
Battle on 24 March 1863; Battle on 26 April 1863; Battle at Helena, Arkansas, on 4 July 1863; Battle at Montana Elba, Arkansas, on 30 March 1864; Battle at Mark's Mills, Arkansas, on 25 April 1864; Battle on 19 January 1865; Battle at Spanish Fort, Alabama, on 27–31 March 1865 [3] Battle at Spanish Fort, Alabama, on 2–4 April 1865 [3]
The 1st Arkansas Infantry Regiment, commonly known as the "First Arkansas", was an infantry formation of the Confederate States Army in the Western Theater of the American Civil War. The regiment was raised in April 1861 by Colonel Thompson B. Flournoy .
His troops fought at the battles of Spanish Fort and Fort Blakeley. On April 10, 1866, President Andrew Johnson nominated Steele for appointment to the brevet rank of brigadier general in the regular army , for services in the capture of Little Rock, to rank from March 13, 1865, and the U.S. Senate confirmed the appointment on May 4, 1866. [ 5 ]
The 19th (Dawson's) Arkansas Infantry (1861–1865) was a Confederate Army infantry regiment during the American Civil War. The regiment was present for but not engaged during the Battle of Pea Ridge. At the Battle of Arkansas Post, the regiment became split, with part of the regiment surrendering with the garrison when the post capitulated.