Camp Hall’s Mill
Near present day Rangeline Road and Hwy 90 in Mobile Alabama. “Camp Halls Mill” that was just what it was referred to as by the locals in the area at the time.
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Category: Forts of Alabama
Current and historic military related sites of Alabama including the War of 1812, American Revolution, Civil War, Seminole Wars, Creek Wars and assorted skirmishes.
Explore Alabama: Forts of Alabama is our currated and researched list of present and former forts in Alabama. Not all forts were for use of the military in Alabama. Many were constructed by civilians for their use in case of Indian attacks.
Hundreds of forts are listed in our list within this category but not all have been thoroughly researched as well as we would like. The research continues on a daily basis. If you would like to know when we have updated information, you may want to subscribe to the RSS feed for this category or subscribe to the newsletter.
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Powell’s Fort
Powell’s Fort, aka James Powell’s Fort, was a settlers’ fort located about three miles south of Fort Carney near Oven Bluff
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Camp Shipp
The camp was established after the war on September 3, 1898 and existed through January, 1899. The 2nd Infantry was there until mid-March, 1899. There were five regiments of state volunteers there throughout much of the winter.
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Easley’s Fort
EASLEy’s Fort was on the Tombigbee river, in section eleven, township eleven, range one west, at what is now called Wood’s Bluff.
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Fort Stoddard
A Federal post that was erected at Mount Vernon Landing soon after the Spanish vacated the northern portion of West Florida. Aaron Burr was held here in 1807 after his arrest for treason. At one time (pre Civil War) the site was reserved as a subpost of Mount Vernon Arsenal. Also spelled Stodderd in some sources. The name of the town was later altered from the original spelling.
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Camp Clark
Camp Clark: Spanish American War Camp Camp Clark was named after Brigadier General Louis L. Clark, Alabama National Guard.
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Camp McClellan
Upon the agreement of the citizens of Anniston to furnish land, water mains, electric lights, etc., the government of the United States agreed to locate a military camp at that point, where soldiers were to be trained for participation in World War I.
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Gardener and Shaw were shot dead; Butler and Hinson wounded. Saffold and Hinson escaped on horseback to Fort Bibb, but Capt. Butler, thrown from his horse and left on foot, was killed by the Indians.
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Chinnaby’s Fort In 1813 a Creek chief named Chinnaby, friendly to the Americans, had a kind of fort at Ten Islands, on the Coosa River, known as Chinnaby’s fort.
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During the Civil War, a Confederate fort named Fort Gullett was built on the site of Fort Carney. Fort Gullett was built in 1862 to protect the nearby salt wells. Fort Gullett also served to prevent Federal gunboats from traveling up the Tombigbee River.[9]
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The Battle of Fort Charlotte or the Siege of Fort Charlotte was a two-week siege conducted by Spanish General Bernardo de Gálvez against the British fortifications guarding the port of Mobile (which was then in the British province of West Florida, and now in Alabama) during the Anglo-Spanish War of 1779-1783.
Continue readingAbner Turner’s Fort
Abner Turner’s Fort was a settlers’ stockaded fort with two or three blockhouses, later abandoned for Fort Republic at St. Stephens.
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Built in 1813 as defense against the Indians, Fort Gullet was four miles south of present day Jackson Alabama.
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Fort Bowyer / Fort Morgan In the year 1813, on order of President Madison, Mobile Point from Spain by U.S.
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Built during War of 1812. At of the time of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, the United States claimed Mobile and the bay as part of Louisiana Purchase.
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Fort Armstrong was a stockade fort built in present-day Cherokee County, Alabama during the Creek War.
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Fort Browder
Fort Browder, a small wooden fortification built in 1836 for protection in the last war with the Creek Indians. A Confederate infantry company organized there subsequently enrolled as Company D, 15th Alabama Infantry.
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During the Spanish American War the post was reestablished as Camp Wheeler and later renamed Camp Albert G. Forse. The camp was an organizing and training post for the 4th Army Corps whose second commander was Major General Joseph Wheeler, the former Confederate General, who volunteered for service during the Spanish American War. The camp was originally named for General Wheeler who changed the name himself to Camp Albert G. Forse after a Major killed at San Juan Hill.
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Spanish American War Fort, Huntsville, Alabama
Named after Major Albert G. Forse, 1st U.S. Cavalry, who was KIA at San Juan Hill, July 1, 1898. He is buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
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Fort Bainbridge Fort Bainbridge, believed to be named in honor of naval captain William Bainbridge, was a military supply fort
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Fort Powell was located on a shell island at Grant’s Pass in Mobile Bay.
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