Tag: Civil War reenactment

Reenactors fire a cannon during a Civil War battle reenactment

Cannons Roar Again as Reenactors Mark 150th Anniversary of Battle of Mobile Bay

James Bullard, August 3, 2014

Reenactors staged a weekend siege and grand bombardment at Fort Morgan and Fort Gaines to commemorate 150 years since the Battle of Mobile Bay.

Dauphin Island

Battle of Mobile Bay Reenactment Draws Big Crowd to Fort Gaines

James Bullard, August 3, 2014

Hundreds of costumed re-enactors staged a mock battle at Fort Gaines on Dauphin Island, marking 150 years since the Battle of Mobile Bay.

Dauphin Island

Civil War reenactors firing a cannon at a coastal fort

Battle of Mobile Bay 150th Anniversary Reenactment Draws Crowds to Fort Gaines

James Bullard, August 2, 2014

Reenactors and visitors gathered at Fort Gaines on Dauphin Island to mark 150 years since the Battle of Mobile Bay with cannon fire and camp life.

Baldwin County

Civil War era cannon and reenactors at a coastal fort

Weekend Guide: Battle of Mobile Bay 150th Anniversary Reenactment

James Bullard, July 31, 2014

Fort Gaines and Fort Morgan host a sesquicentennial reenactment of the Battle of Mobile Bay, with tickets, shuttles, ferries and a full weekend schedule.

Fairhope

The brick ramparts of Fort Morgan guarding the mouth of Mobile Bay

Fairhope Artist to Complete Trio of Battle of Mobile Bay Paintings at Fort Morgan’s 150th

James Bullard, July 15, 2014

As Fort Morgan prepared for the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Mobile Bay, Fairhope artist Dean Mosher readied a new portrait of Confederate Admiral Franklin Buchanan to complete a trio begun two decades earlier.