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

Confederate Redoubt No. 4
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Holtzclaw's Brigade

Confederate Redoubt No. 4 Marker (Side 2) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, January 14, 2017

1. Confederate Redoubt No. 4 Marker (Side 2)

Inscription.
Confederate Redoubt No. 4 Redoubt No. 4 was part of the Confederate line known as Red Fort. Capt. John Phillip’s Tennessee Light Artillery manned the redoubt until they were relieved on April 4, 1865 by Garrity's Alabama Light Artillery. Lt. Henry Carrell temporally commanded Garrity’s Battery during the battle. The redoubt was armed with two 12-pounder Napoleons, one 12-pounder howitzer and two mortars.

Holtzclaw's Brigade Brig. Gen. James Holtzclaw's Alabama Infantry Brigade occupied the center of the Confederate line during the Battle of Spanish Fort. The brigade was positioned between Battery Blair and the Sandbag Battery. The 38th AL Infantry was on the brigade's right, posted next to Battery Blair. To its left was the 21st AL Infantry followed by the 18th AL Infantry. On the left side of Red Fort was the 32nd/58th consolidated AL Infantry, followed by the 36th Infantry.

Erected 2014 by Sons of Confederate Veterans -Admiral Semmes Camp 11.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is April 4, 1865.

Location. 30° 40.899′ N, 87° 54.679′ W. Marker is in Spanish Fort, Alabama, in Baldwin County. It is on Spanish Main Street

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west of Cavalry Charge, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 616 Spanish Main St, 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: Red Fort (approx. 0.2 miles away); The 8th Iowa Infantry (approx. 0.2 miles away); Confederate Redoubt No. 5 / Ector's Brigade (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Union First Parallel / Union Siege Battery No. 16 (approx. ¼ mile away); Confederate Redoubt No. 3 / Gibson’s Brigade (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Final Assault (approx. 0.4 miles away); Confederate Main Line of Resistance (approx. 0.4 miles away); Site of the Naval Battery (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Spanish Fort.

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

Also see . . . The Battle of Spanish Fort at Wikipedia. (Submitted on January 16, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Holtzclaw's Brigade Marker (Side 1) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, January 14, 2017

2. Holtzclaw's Brigade Marker (Side 1)

The view west on Spanish Main Street. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, January 14, 2017

3. The view west on Spanish Main Street.

Looking east on Spanish Main Street with Cavalry Charge on right. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, January 14, 2017

4. Looking east on Spanish Main Street with Cavalry Charge on right.

Brigadier General James Holtzclaw image. Click for full size.

Public Domain US-PD

5. Brigadier General James Holtzclaw

Credits. This page was last revised on August 12, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 16, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,335 times since then and 47 times this year. Last updated on July 18, 2018, by Kirk Barrett of Point Clear, Alabama. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on January 16, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.

Confederate Redoubt No. 4⎯⎯⎯Holtzclaw's Brigade

Confederate Redoubt No. 4
⎯⎯⎯
Holtzclaw's Brigade