Tag: Union Navy

Civil War reenactors in period uniform at Fort Gaines on 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.

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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.