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Fort Gaines is a historic fort on Dauphin Island, Alabama, United States. It was named for Edmund Pendleton Gaines . Established in 1821, it is best known for its role in the Battle of Mobile Bay during the American Civil War .
The fort was supposed to be able to withstand a six-month siege. [1] However, on August 5 the Union fleet ran past Forts Gaines and Morgan, and defeated the Confederate fleet in the bay. The Union fleet had 199 guns to attack with, while the Confederates only held 26 within the walls of Fort Gaines. [4]
Siege and capture of Fort Gaines August 3–8. Siege and capture of Fort Morgan August 8–23. At New Orleans until March 1865. Campaign against Mobile, Alabama, and its defenses March 17-April 12, 1865. Siege of Spanish Fort and Fort Blakeley March 26-April 8. Fort Blakeley April 9. Occupation of Mobile April 12, and duty there until June 24.
The Fort Gaines Historic District in Fort Gaines, Georgia, is a 300 acres (1.2 km 2) historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. [ 1 ] It is roughly bounded by the Chattahoochee River , GA 37 , GA 39 , College, Commerce and Jefferson Streets.
Fort Gaines is located along the western edge of Clay County at (31.614226, -85.048317 Its western boundary is the Chattahoochee River , which is also the state line with Alabama . Walter F. George Lock and Dam crosses the river between the northern side of Fort Gaines and Alabama, forming Walter F. George Lake , also known as Lake Eufaula.
One of Fort Worth’s best-kept secrets is a little hole-in-the-wall cafe and bar with a dock on the south shore of Lake Worth. Fort Worth’s hidden secret: A 65-year hole-in-the-wall burger and ...
The Fort Gaines Cemetery Site is a prehistoric mound, an archeological site, within the Fort Gaines Cemetery in Fort Gaines, Georgia.
In the video above, hikers at the Circle B Bar Reserve in Lakeland, Florida, marveled at the sight of this gigantic gator casually sauntering across the trail. Known to the locals as “The Big ...