Confederate Redoubt No. 5. Also called the Sandbag Battery, Redoubt No. 5 was originally commanded by Lt. Andrew Hargrove of Lumsden's Tuscaloosa Battery, Company F, 2nd Alabama Light Artillery Battalion. During the early stages of the battle, Lumsden's Battery was relocated 200 yards west of this location in order to strengthen the far left of the Confederate line. Afterwards, the same artillerists that manned Redoubt No. 4 also manned the Sandbag Battery. The redoubt was armed with four 3-inch ordinance rifles. Lumsden's new location was armed with three mortars and four 6-pounder cannons. The men jokingly referred to these guns as popguns.” Capt. Thomas Perry's Marion (Florida) Light Artillery relieved Lumsden's Battery on April 6, 1865.,
Ector's Brigade. Ector's Infantry Brigade occupied the earthworks on the Confederate left flank during the Battle of Spanish Fort. Col. David Coleman was temporarily in command of the brigade. The 29th and 39th NC Infantry Regiments were on the brigades right. On the left were the Texas Regiments of the 9th TX Infantry and the 10th, 14th, and 32nd TX (dismounted) Cavalry. At dusk on April 8, 1865, Lt. Col. William Bell's 8th Iowa breached the far left of the Confederate line. After seeing the initial success, the Union's 3rd Brigade commander, Col. James Geddes, ordered Lt. Col. Andrew Rogers' 81st Illinois to support the assault. The North Carolina troops along with 100 Provost Guards made a desperate counterattack that stabilized the Confederate line. Provost Marshall Capt. Alfred Clarke was mortally wounded while leading this counterattack. General Gibson quickly realized that his entire garrison was in jeopardy of being cut off from their only escape route to the Blakeley River, so he decided to evacuate the earthworks during the night.
Confederate Redoubt No. 5
Also called the Sandbag Battery, Redoubt No. 5 was originally commanded by Lt. Andrew Hargrove of Lumsden's Tuscaloosa Battery, Company F, 2nd Alabama Light Artillery Battalion. During the early stages of the battle, Lumsden's Battery was relocated 200 yards west of this location in order to strengthen the far left of the Confederate line. Afterwards, the same artillerists that manned Redoubt No. 4 also manned the Sandbag Battery. The redoubt was armed with four 3-inch ordinance rifles. Lumsden's new location was armed with three mortars and four 6-pounder cannons. The men jokingly referred to these guns as popguns.” Capt. Thomas Perry's Marion (Florida) Light Artillery relieved Lumsden's Battery on April 6, 1865.
Ector's Brigade
Ector's Infantry Brigade occupied the earthworks on the Confederate left flank during the Battle of Spanish Fort. Col. David Coleman was temporarily in command of the brigade. The 29th and 39th NC Infantry Regiments were on the brigades right. On the left were the Texas Regiments of the 9th TX Infantry and the 10th, 14th, and 32nd TX (dismounted) Cavalry.
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At dusk on April 8, 1865, Lt. Col. William Bell's 8th Iowa breached the far left of the Confederate line. After seeing the initial success, the Union's 3rd Brigade commander, Col. James Geddes, ordered Lt. Col. Andrew Rogers' 81st Illinois to support the assault. The North Carolina troops along with 100 Provost Guards made a desperate counterattack that stabilized the Confederate line. Provost Marshall Capt. Alfred Clarke was mortally wounded while leading this counterattack. General Gibson quickly realized that his entire garrison was in jeopardy of being cut off from their only escape route to the Blakeley River, so he decided to evacuate the earthworks during the night.
Erected 2013 by Sons of Confederate Veterans - Admiral Raphael Semmes Camp 11.
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 6, 1865.
Location. 30° 41.056′ N, 87° 54.79′ W. Marker is in Spanish Fort, Alabama, in Baldwin County. It is on Artillery Range Street north of Yankee Trove, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal
Photographed by Mark Hilton, January 14, 2017
2. Ector's Brigade Marker (Side 2)
address: 890 Artillery Range St, Daphne AL 36527, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on Alabama’s 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.
More about this marker. Over the last few years these markers have been repainted and repaired.
This marker is located very close to a hedge row.
Regarding Confederate Redoubt No. 5 / Ector's Brigade. The marker incorrectly shows the word "ordinance" on the Confederate Redoubt No. 5 marker. It should be "ordnance" (no "i").
4. Looking southerly towards the intersection of Yankee Trove.
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 1,562 times since then and 26 times this year. Last updated on March 10, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 16, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
