Remains of earthen forts, old rifle pits, redoubts and battery sites dot the park's 3,800 acres. Following the fall of nearby Spanish Fort on the night of April 8, 1865, orders were issued to take Blakeley by assault. The General advance began at 5:25 p.m. on April 9, six hours after Lee surrendered at Appomattox. Fort Blakeley fell in the last battle of the Civil War.
Remains of earthen forts, old rifle pits, redoubts and battery sites dot the park's 3,800 acres. Following the fall of nearby Spanish Fort on the night of April 8, 1865, orders were issued to take Blakeley by assault. The General advance began at 5:25 p.m. on April 9
Spanish Fort, AL State ParksCanoe, kayak, powerboat, airboat. Located on Old Mobile Bay Causeway (U.S. 90/98)
Spanish Fort, AL ToursUnion soldiers slept here en route to the Battle of Spanish Fort in 1865. Slave loft still intact. Graves dating back to 1847...
Site of Alabama's oldest Protestant church. Features Tiffany stained-glass windows. North of Fort Conde, downtown....