Morgan Alabama
Morgan AlabamaFort Morgan, Mobile Point, Alabama, 1864, showing damage to the south side of the fort.Fort Morgan is a fort at the mouth of Mobile Bay, Alabama, United States. The fort was named in honor of Revolutionary War hero Daniel Morgan. Construction was completed in 1834, and was first garrisoned in March, 1834. In the American Civil War during the Battle of Mobile Bay, Union land forces besieged Fort Morgan. General Richard L. Morgan County Wills & Probates. Page commander of the fort was forced to surrender on August 23, 1864. Fort Morgan was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1960. Fort Morgan is also the name of a small community west of Gulf Shores. External linksSee Fort Morgan and the Battle of Mobile Bay for a lesson on the Battle of Mobile Bay from the National Park Service's Teaching with Historic Places.Coordinates: 30. 22762° N -88. Get free |
