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The Battle of Fort Blakely took place from April 2-April 9, 1865 in Baldwin County, AlabamaBaldwin County, Alabama

Baldwin County is a county of the U.S....
, as part of the of the American Civil WarAmerican Civil War

The American Civil War was a sectional conflict in the United States of America between the federal government and 11 Sout...
.

Maj. Gen. Edward CanbyEdward Canby

Edward Richard Sprigg Canby was a career U.S....
's Union forces, the XVIXVI Corps (ACW)

XVI Corps was a corps of the Union Army during the American Civil War....
 and XIII CorpsXIII Corps (ACW)

XIII Corps was a corps of the Union Army during the American Civil War....
, moved along the eastern shore of Mobile BayMobile Bay

Mobile Bay is an inlet of the Gulf of Mexico, lying within the state of Alabama in the United States....
, forcing the ConfederateConfederate States of America

The Confederate States of America was the government formed by eleven southern states of the USA between 1861 and 1865....
s back into their defenses. UnionUnion Army

The Union Army refers to the United States Army during the American Civil War....
 forces then concentrated on Spanish Fort, AlabamaSpanish Fort, Alabama

Spanish Fort is a city in Baldwin County, Alabama, United States....
 and nearby Fort Blakely. By April 1, Union forces had enveloped Spanish Fort, thereby releasing more troops to focus on Fort Blakely. Confederate Brig. Gen. St. John R. Liddell, with about 4,000 men, held out against the much larger Union force until Spanish Fort fell on April 8 in the Battle of Spanish FortBattle of Spanish Fort

The Battle of Spanish Fort took place from March 27 to April 8, 1865 in Baldwin County, Alabama, as part of the of the We...
. This allowed Canby to concentrate 16,000 men for the attack on April 9, led by Brig. Gen. John P. Hawkins. Sheer numbers breached the Confederate earthworks, compelling the Confederates, including Liddell, to surrender. The siege and capture of Fort Blakely was basically the last combined-force battle of the war. Yet, it is criticized by some (such as Ulysses S. GrantUlysses S. Grant

Ulysses S. Grant was an American soldier and politician who was elected the 18th President of the United States ....
) as an ineffective contribution to Union war effort due to Canby's lateness in engaging his troops. African-American forces played a major role in the successful Union assault.

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