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A historic coastal Civil War-era fort with cannons

Fort Morgan Museum Unveils Rarely Seen Relics for the Battle of Mobile Bay’s 150th Anniversary

James Bullard, August 15, 2014July 15, 2026

For the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Mobile Bay, the Fort Morgan Museum assembled a special collection of artifacts, several never before shown to the public, focusing on the human story of the fort.

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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.