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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.
DateAugust 9 – August 23, 1864
Location
Fort Morgan, Alabama
Result

Decisive Union victory

  • Surrender of Fort Morgan to Union Forces in August 23, 1864
Belligerents
Siege of Fort Morgan United States Siege of Fort Morgan 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

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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