The Final Assault - Spanish Fort, AL
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Markerman62
N 30° 41.250 W 087° 54.687
16R E 412703 N 3395324
Located at the end of Cora Slocomb Drive, Spanish Fort
Waymark Code: WM13F8H
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 11/28/2020
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At dusk on April 8, 1865, 300 yards west of this site, the Union Army's 8th lowa Infantry and three Illinois Regiments breached the Confederate main line of resistance. Under the cover of night, troops holding the thin gray line spiked their guns and made their way through the marshlands to Mobile. Thus ended the bitter 13-day Civil War Battle of Spanish Fort. The CSA lost 738 men out of a force of 2,827. The USA lost 1,678 of 32,000 soldiers while the US Navy lost 6 ships and 55 sailors.
Marker Name: The Final Assault
Marker Type: Urban
Addtional Information::
Erected by The Sons of Confederate Veterans - Raphael Semmes Camp.
Date Dedicated / Placed: 1984
Marker Number: Not listed
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