Spanish Fort Battlefield

The Siege of Spanish Fort and subsequent capture of Fort Blakeley were the last major engagements in the Western Theater during the Civil War, and allowed Union forces to enter Mobile, Alabama, without a fight on April 12, 1865. 

Today, much of the Spanish Fort Battlefield has been absorbed into the modern city of Spanish Fort, with homes, roads, and commercial development covering portions of the historic ground. The most substantial surviving section is Fort McDermott, a Confederate redoubt where visitors can still see preserved earthworks, trenches and other remnants of the 1865 defenses.

Historical markers elsewhere in the community help identify portions of the battlefield and siege lines, although many are surrounded by modern development. Visitors interested in the broader Mobile Campaign can also travel a few miles north to Historic Blakeley State Park, where extensive Confederate and Union earthworks from the Battle of Fort Blakely survive within a large historic park.