Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
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Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
1818/00/00 | Simon Bernard | Engineer | 1818 the US awards Benjamin Hopkins of Vermont the contract to build masonry fort, design by Simon Bernard, on Mobile Point. Mr Hopkins dies of yellow fever in 1835. | |||
1861/00/00 | Col Joseph Benajah Bibb | Confederate Commander | Joseph Benajah Bibb enlist in the Confederate States Army and serves in as Captain of the Minute Men at Fort Morgan. Bibb will rise to the rank of Lt Col of the 23rd Infantry Regiment. | |||
1864/08/05 | David Farragut | Union Commander | Union Rear Admiral David Farragut battles Confederate Admiral Franklin Buchanan at the entrance to Mobile Bay. | Battle of Mobile Bay |
Particulars for Fort Morgan: | |
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Historic Use | Battle site |
Sight Category | Building |
Structure Type | Fortification |
Criteria | Historic Event |
Area of Significance | Military |
Level of Significance | National |
Owner | State |
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