Blakeley in Baldwin County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Alabama
Photographed by Brandon Fletcher, July 10, 2011
1. Alabama Memorial
(front)
Confederate States of America
Soldiers Sailors
who served at Fort Blakeley
Dedicated by
Mobile Bay District
United Daughters of the Confederacy
2010
Bonnie Blue Flag
Charles S. Stewart
Electra Semmes Colston
Jefferson Davis
Pvt. Gibeon J. Sullivan
Erected 2010 by United Daughters of the Confederacy.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the United Daughters of the Confederacy series list.
Location. 30° 44.557′ N, 87° 54.919′ W. Memorial is in Blakeley, Alabama, in Baldwin County. It is on Washington Avenue south of Old Blakeley Road, on the right when traveling south. Marker is located in Historic Blakeley State Park. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Daphne AL 36527, 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: Battle of Blakeley (here, next to this marker); Redoubt Six (a few steps from this marker); Union Artillery Batteries (approx. 0.4 miles away); Site of Baldwin County's First Courthouse
this page online
Another marker is no longer nearby. Ruins of the original Foundation of Baldwin County's First Courthouse (was approx. half a mile away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Photographed by Brandon Fletcher, July 10, 2011
2. Alabama Memorial
Photographed by Brandon Fletcher, July 10, 2011
3. Fort Blakely and Alabama Markers
Photographed by Brandon Fletcher, July 10, 2011
4. Battle of Blakeley Cannon
Photographed by Brandon Fletcher, July 10, 2011
5. Historic Blakeley State Park
Credits. This page was last revised on June 27, 2019. It was originally submitted on August 17, 2015, by Brandon Fletcher of Chattanooga, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,965 times since then and 56 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 17, 2015, by Brandon Fletcher of Chattanooga, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
