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Siege of Fort Gaines | |||||||
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Part of the American Civil War | |||||||
Fort Gaines on Dauphin Island | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
United States (Union) | Confederate States | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Gordon Granger George H. Gordon | Charles D. Anderson | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
1,500 [1] | 818 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Unknown killed and wounded | All surrendered |
The siege of Fort Gaines, Alabama, occurred between August 3 and 8, 1864, during the American Civil War. It took place in the Mobile Bay area of Alabama as part of the larger battle of Mobile Bay, and resulted in the surrender of the fort and its defenders.