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

Confederate Redoubt No. 3
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Gibson’s Brigade

Confederate Redoubt No. 3 Marker (Side 1) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, January 14, 2017

1. Confederate Redoubt No. 3 Marker (Side 1)

Inscription.
Confederate Redoubt No. 3 Capt. Cuthbert Slocomb of the 5th Company, Washington Artillery of New Orleans, commanded Redoubt No. 3, also known as Battery Blair, consisted of one 8-inch Columbiad, two 12-pound Napoleons, one 3-inch ordinance rifle, and four mortars. The four cannons were nicknamed Lady Slocomb, Cora Slocomb, Lady Vaught, and General Gibson. A severe bombardment on April 4, 1865 disabled the 8-inch Lady Slocomb and killed several men. The cannon is now displayed outside the Louisiana Civil War Museum in New Orleans.

Gibson’s Brigade Brig. Gen. Randall Gibson's Louisiana Brigade occupied the trenches between Battery Blair and the extreme right of the Confederate line during the Battle of Spanish Fort. After General Gibson was placed in command of the Spanish Fort Garrison, Col. Francis Campbell was given temporary command of the brigade. It consisted of the following units: the 4th LA Sharpshooter Battalion consolidated with the 1st/16th/20th consolidated LA Infantry, the 4th/13th/30th consolidated LA Infantry, the 19th LA Infantry, and the 25th LA Infantry Regiments.

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Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is April 4, 1865.

Location. 30° 40.633′ N, 87° 54.753′ W. Marker is in Spanish Fort, Alabama, in Baldwin County. It is on General Gibson Road 0.1 miles west of Lancers Lane, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 512 General Gibson Rd, Daphne AL 36527, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on the Gulf Coast

and in the Mobile Bay area.

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: Confederate Main Line of Resistance

Gibson’s Brigade Marker (Side 2) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, January 14, 2017

2. Gibson’s Brigade Marker (Side 2)

(about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Red Fort (about 800 feet away); Caisson Trace (approx. 0.2 miles away); Confederate Redoubt No. 4 / Holtzclaw's Brigade (approx. 0.3 miles away); Fort McDermott (approx. 0.4 miles away); Ft. McDermott Confederate Memorial Park (approx. 0.4 miles away); Confederate Redoubt No. 5 / Ector's Brigade (approx. half a mile away); The 8th Iowa Infantry (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Spanish Fort.

More about this marker. The marker incorrectly shows the word "ordinance" in the first sentence. It should be"ordnance" (no "i").

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.)

View of marker looking west on General Gibson Road. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, January 14, 2017

3. View of marker looking west on General Gibson Road.

The view east on General Gibson Road. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, January 14, 2017

4. The view east on General Gibson Road.

General Randall Lee Gibson image. Click for full size.

Public Domain, 1860

5. General Randall Lee Gibson

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 1,502 times since then and 57 times this year. Last updated on March 9, 2021, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on January 16, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.

Confederate Redoubt No. 3⎯⎯⎯Gibson’s Brigade

Confederate Redoubt No. 3
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Gibson’s Brigade