"Digging All Night and Fighting All Day": The Civil War Siege of Spanish Fort and the Mobile Campaign, 1865 (Paul Brueske - CWC) wax seal Calkins vividly captured the intense

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"Digging All Night and Fighting All Day": The Civil War Siege of Spanish Fort and the Mobile Campaign, 1865 (Paul Brueske - CWC) wax seal Calkins vividly captured the intenseby Paul Brueske The first in depth study of the crucial but underexplored Civil War siege of Spanish Fort, Alabama. The bloody two week siege of Spanish Fort, Alabama (March 26April 8, 1865) was one of the final battles of the Civil War. Despite its importance and fascinating history, surprisingly little has been written about it. Many considered the fort as the key to holding the important seaport of Mobile, which surrendered to Maj. Gen. Edward R.