Mobile in Mobile County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Battle of Mobile Bay Memorial
Photographed by Brandon Fletcher, July 8, 2011
1. Battle of Mobile Bay Memorial Marker
US Navy, US Marine Corps, and
Confederate States Navy personnel
who lost their lives in the
Battle of Mobile Bay, Civil War
August 5, 1864
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, US Civil • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the National Cemeteries series list.
Location. 30° 40.426′ N, 88° 3.837′ W. Memorial is in Mobile, Alabama, in Mobile County. It can be reached from Virginia Street 0.1 miles east of South Ann Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1202 Virginia Street, Mobile AL 36604, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial 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: CSS Alabama Memorial (here, next to this marker); Battle of Coffeeville Memorial (here, next to this marker); Crew of CSS H. L. Hunley Memorial (here, next to this marker); Mobile National Cemetery (a few steps from this marker); Battle of Fort Blakely Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); The Markers In This Memorial Area (within shouting distance of this marker); A National Cemetery System (within
this page online
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker.
Also see . . .
1. Battle of Mobile Bay Wikipedia article. (Submitted on July 29, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)
2. Civil War Trust article about Battle of Mobile Bay. (Submitted on July 29, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)
Public Domain by Julian O. Davidson
2. Battle of Mobile Bay painting.
Library of Congress's Prints and Photographs division under the digital ID pga.04035.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 26, 2015
3. Memorial amongst other memorials at Magnolia Cemetery
Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 26, 2015
4. Magnolia National Cemetery interpretive marker.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 29, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,002 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 15, 2015, by Brandon Fletcher of Chattanooga, Tennessee. 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 29, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
