Spanish Fort in Baldwin County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Confederate Main Line of Resistance

(The Battle of Spanish Fort, March 26-April 9, 1865)

Photographed by Mark Hilton, January 14, 2017

1. Confederate Main Line of Resistance Marker

Inscription. Twenty-nine Union field guns, manned by men of the 3d Indiana, 1st Illinois and 2d Iowa Batteries, shelled these Confederate trenches for 13 consecutive days and nights. The fact that these trenches were never breached, attests to the courage of the Men in Gray.

Erected 1960 by the Spanish Fort Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.

Location. 30° 40.552′ N, 87° 54.833′ W. Marker is in Spanish Fort, Alabama, in Baldwin County. It is on Bull Run Road east of Spanish Main Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4 Bull Run Road, Daphne AL 36527, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Alabama’s Gulf Coast

and in Mobile Bay.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and on the Gulf Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Caisson Trace (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Confederate Redoubt No. 3 / Gibson’s Brigade (about 600 feet away); Red Fort (approx. ¼ mile away); Fort McDermott (approx. 0.3 miles away); Ft. McDermott Confederate Memorial Park (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Fort McDermott (approx. 0.4 miles away); Confederate Redoubt No. 4 / Holtzclaw's Brigade (approx. 0.4 miles away); Spanish Fort (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Spanish Fort.

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sectionhead>More about this marker. Over the last few years these markers have been repainted and repaired.

Also see . . . Civil War wiki on the Battle of Spanish Fort. (Submitted on January 16, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

The view east on Bull Run Road. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, January 14, 2017

2. The view east on Bull Run Road.

Looking west on Bull Run Road towards Spanish Main Street. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, January 14, 2017

3. Looking west on Bull Run Road towards Spanish Main Street.

View of marker prior to repainting. image. Click for full size.

4. View of marker prior to repainting.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 16, 2017. It was originally submitted on January 16, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,252 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 16, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.