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Siege of Fort Morgan
Part of the American Civil War
Fort Morgan, Mobile Point, Alabama, 1864, showing damage to the south side of the fort.
Date
August 9 – August 23, 1864
Location
Fort Morgan, Alabama
Result
Decisive Union victory
Surrender of Fort Morgan to Union Forces in August 23, 1864
Belligerents
United States
Confederate States of America
Commanders and leaders
Gordon Granger
Richard L. Page
Strength
5,500
618
Casualties and losses
1 killed 7 wounded
3 killed 15 wounded 600 surrendered
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Operations in Mobile Bay
Mobile Bay
Fort Gaines
Fort Morgan
The siege of Fort Morgan occurred during the American Civil War, as part of the battle for Mobile Bay, in the Confederate state of Alabama during August 1864. Union ground forces led by General Gordon Granger conducted a short siege of the Confederate garrison at the mouth of Mobile Bay under the command of General Richard L. Page. The Confederate surrender helped shut down Mobile, Alabama, as an effective Confederate port city.
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