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Mobile Bay Battlefield
The Mobile Bay Civil War Trail stretches from the Gulf of Mexico to north Mobile County - over 90 miles - and documents famous Civil War battles, including the Battle of Mobile Bay (August 1864) and the Overland Campaign (March - May, 1865). The trail includes stops at Fort Morgan, Fort Gaines, Blakely State Park, the Magee Farm and the Museum of Mobile. Forts Gaines and Morgan are open to visitors, and include a museum, gift shop, and living history events.
![Camp Withers marker situated beside local bike trail in Gulf Shores, Alabama on Fort Morgan Road, close to PNC Bank.](/sites/default/files/styles/wysiwyg_half/public/thumbnails/image/Camp_Withers.jpg?itok=Vi3Hhq6q)
Mobile Bay Battlefield: What's Nearby
Gulf Shores, AL
Preservation
The American Battlefield Trust and our members would like to save land at Mobile Bay Battlefield.
Related Battles
Battle Facts
Mobile and Baldwin County, AL | August 2, 1864
Result: Union Victory
Estimated Casualties
1,822
Union
322
322
Confed.
1,500
1,500