Siege of Fort Morgan

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Siege of Fort Morgan
Part of the American Civil War
Fort Morgan, Mobile Point, Alabama, 1864, showing damage to the south side of the fort.
Date August 9 – August 23, 1864 Location Fort Morgan, Alabama Result Union victory
Belligerents
United States (Union)	Confederate States
Commanders and leaders
Gordon Granger	Richard L. Page
Strength
5,500	618
Casualties and losses
1 killed 7 wounded	3 killed 15 wounded 600 surrendered

The siege of Fort Morgan occurred during the American Civil War, as part of the battle for Mobile Bay, in the Confederate state of Alabama during August 1864. Union ground forces led by General Gordon Granger conducted a short siege of the Confederate garrison at the mouth of Mobile Bay under the command of General Richard L. Page. The Confederate surrender helped shut down Mobile, Alabama, as an effective Confederate port city.