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Mobile Campaign (1865)
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The '''Mobile Campaign''' was a [[military campaign]] of the [[American Civil War]] in the [[Western Theater of the American Civil War|western theatre]] in the Spring of 1865 to take the city of [[Mobile, Alabama]].<ref name="Cox-2011" >Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> Opposing forces included the [[Union Army]], and the [[Confederate Army]]. Important battles were fought at [[Battle of Spanish Fort|Spanish Fort]] and [[Battle of Fort Blakeley|Fort Blakeley]].
== Background ==
In 1860, Mobile was the South's fourth-largest city, and home to several shipbuilding companies.
Until 1862 when the Union Army captured New Orleans, Mobile was the second-largest port city of the South. Mobile was a key hub for the cotton trade upon which the South's economy depended, and the gateway to the interior of Alabama. Its position at the northern point of Mobile Bay made it a strategic location; if it fell, the Union Army's advance would be unimpeded.<ref name="Pierpaoli-2011"></ref>
== Campaign ==
Mobile was besieged by the Union Army from March 25 to April 12, 1865. The city capitulated on April 12.<ref name="Pierpaoli-2011" />
== See also ==
* [[Battle of Nashville]]
* [[Mobile Campaign Union order of battle]]
* [[Mobile Campaign Confederate order of battle]]
* [[Sherman's March to the Sea]]
* [[Wilson's Raid]]
== References ==
== Further reading ==
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The '''Mobile Campaign''' was a [[military campaign]] of the [[American Civil War]] in the [[Western Theater of the American Civil War|western theatre]] in the Spring of 1865 to take the city of [[Mobile, Alabama]].<ref name="Cox-2011" >Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> Opposing forces included the [[Union Army]], and the [[Confederate Army]]. Important battles were fought at [[Battle of Spanish Fort|Spanish Fort]] and [[Battle of Fort Blakeley|Fort Blakeley]].
== Background ==
In 1860, Mobile was the South's fourth-largest city, and home to several shipbuilding companies.
Until 1862 when the Union Army captured New Orleans, Mobile was the second-largest port city of the South. Mobile was a key hub for the cotton trade upon which the South's economy depended, and the gateway to the interior of Alabama. Its position at the northern point of Mobile Bay made it a strategic location; if it fell, the Union Army's advance would be unimpeded.<ref name="Pierpaoli-2011"></ref>
== Campaign ==
Mobile was besieged by the Union Army from March 25 to April 12, 1865. The city capitulated on April 12.<ref name="Pierpaoli-2011" />
== See also ==
* [[Battle of Nashville]]
* [[Mobile Campaign Union order of battle]]
* [[Mobile Campaign Confederate order of battle]]
* [[Sherman's March to the Sea]]
* [[Wilson's Raid]]
== References ==
== Further reading ==
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[[Category:1865 in Alabama]]
[[Category:1865 in the American Civil War]]
[[Category:April 1865 events]]
[[Category:Battles of the American Civil War in Alabama]]
[[Category:Battles of the Lower Seaboard Theater and Gulf Approach of the American Civil War]]
[[Category:March 1865 events]]
[[Category:Mobile Campaign (American Civil War)]]
[[Category:Sieges of the American Civil War]]
[[Category:Union victories of the American Civil War]]
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