Site Of the Naval Battery - Spanish Fort, AL
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Markerman62
N 30° 41.080 W 087° 54.255
16R E 413390 N 3395004
Located On Union Pass near Spanish Main Street, Spanish Fort
Waymark Code: WM13F8T
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 11/28/2020
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Manned with sailors and commanded by Lt. Commander Gillis of the U.S.S. Milwaukee, which was sunk by a Confederate torpedo in Blakeley River. Armed with two 4.2 in. Parrott rifled cannon firing projectiles weighing 30 lbs., these guns fired on Confederate Batteries Red Fort and Slocomb during the Battle of Spanish Fort. March 26 - April 8, 1865
Marker Name: Site of the Naval Battery
Marker Type: Urban
Addtional Information::
Marker is located in a brick planter.
Date Dedicated / Placed: Unknown
Marker Number: Not listed
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