Union Siege Battery No. 21 / 3rd Brigade of Carr's Division
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N 30° 41.364 W 087° 54.762
16R E 412585 N 3395535
Located on General Canby Loop northwest of Cora Slocomb Drive, Spanish Fort
Waymark Code: WM13F8K
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 11/28/2020
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Union Siege Battery No. 21
Located on this bluff overlooking Minette Bay, Battery No. 21 anchored the right flank of Maj. Gen. Edward Canby's Army of West Mississippi during the Battle of Spanish Fort. Maj. Gen. Andrew Smith's XVI Army Corps occupied the right half of Canby's force during the thirteen-day siege. Smith's troops were from IL IN, IA, KS, MI, MN, MO, NJ, NY, and OH. The 14th Indiana Light Artillery, under the command of Capt. Francis Morse, manned Battery No. 21. They were armed with two 12-pounder Napoleon cannons.
3rd Brigade of Carr's Division
Col. James Geddes' Brigade of Brig. Gen. Eugene Carr's Division occupied the extreme right of the Union line. The brigade consisted of the 81st, 108th, 124th IL, and the 8th IA Infantry Regiments. At 6:10 pm on April 8, 1865, the 8th Iowa began the final assault on the Confederate line when they charged across the swamp at the base of this bluff. 1st Sgt. Edgar Bras of Co. K of the 8th Iowa was awarded the Medal of Honor for capturing a battle flag from the hands of a color-bearer from a Texas cavalry regiment.
Marker Name: Union Siege Battery No. 21/3rd Brigade of Carr's Division
Marker Type: Urban
Addtional Information::
Erected by the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War - Department of Iowa
Date Dedicated / Placed: 2013
Marker Number: Not listed
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