Fort Gaines & The Battle of Mobile Bay

[@citizen4power]

Awesome job guys!,as a native of Pensacola always great to see people appreciate the rich history of this area.

[@joijaxx]

You provided answers to questions I didn’t even know I had, thank you! There’s so much to learn and you do a great job educating us.

[@michaeldouglas1243]

Great two part presentstion. Really learned alot.

[@martinmarsola6477]

Thank you for the tour today. A walk back in time! ❤😊

[@tomcarl8021]

General Totten is a fascinating figure. I recommend everyone check out his story. He was one of the first men to graduate West Point, and I think he's the founder of the Army Corps of Engineers. We New Yorkers know him as the builder of Fort William and Fort Clinton in lower Manhattan. They were built in 1812 to protect Manhattan from another invasion by the British. Those forts are still there.

[@annmcgehee1728]

Excellent video, very interesting! Thank you!

[@terryeustice5399]

Thanks Jeff and Garry for your tour of Dolphin Island.

[@y00h0011]

You guys always do such a spectacular job. Really appreciate you. And Gary? ..Granted, you're one of the walking encyclopedias, I want to tell you that you do a fantastic job as the camera guy as well. Mr. White, I so appreciate your effort in defining specifics. For us mechanically inclined OCDers, I rejoice when someone utilizes proper terminology such as " recoil " and such. Kudos my friend!! lol Thanks to all who make this happen. Brian

[@jackhays1194]

thank you👏🏼👏🏼

[@jorgemartinpaez4376]

What a fascinating history of this campaign and battles! Such an intriguing story, The quarters of officers were reduced to smaller sizes! Even later the US forts were used to fortify the ports during the 1890s 1940s? The story of the Federal fleet vs Tennessee and the Selma Confederate navy ships! The union forces are massive and laying siege! a city under six flags soo HISTORICALLY INTRIGUING!

[@jorgemartinpaez4376]

The most important place of a fort is a latrine?

[@glennrishton5679]

@@jorgemartinpaez4376 I think it was said a bit tongue in cheek but thinking about it human waste disposal is a pretty important factor when you consider hundreds or thousands of men confined in a small area and the potential for disease. That along with the limited knowledge of disease causes and transmission of that time along with ineffective treatment would make effective sanitation important. But the latrine.....I thought of the mess hall as the most important.

[@jimmyjames9752]

SAVE OUR BATTLEFIELDS AMERICA 🇺🇸

[@ilive4d80s6]

I ride my bike all the time around Dauphin Island, but I never went in there. I'm usually parked out at the parking lot under the shade cuz it's so freaking hot, just to take a break from riding. I love the scenery there.

[@clandfaf]

I’m trying to wrap my mind around how forts like Morgan and Gains fell so quickly but yet fort Wagner held out for months

[@johnresto1603]

I believe Wagner was more sand based for the material compared to brick.

[@benefactr1840]

Was in the water right off the beach near there and found a civil war bullet in the sand.

[@Skipping2HellPHX]

17:50 note from an Afghan Veteran: Afghani = currency of Afghanistan Afghan = adjective to describe the people or the war (eg Afghan People, Afghan War)

[@McNair39thNC]

Great job as always Kris! I had a Confederate ancestor capture at Spanish Fort in 1865. Does any part of that still exist?

[@AmericanBattlefieldTrust]

We'll be at Spanish Fort during the trip!

[@McNair39thNC]

@@AmericanBattlefieldTrust cool, I’ll be sure to watch!

[@timfrye3586]

Now, that's a big anchor

[@gusbuckingham6663]

I get saving the batteries from the Endicott era. But I'll tell you I went to Ft. Sumter. Painted dark gray or black in the summer it's like standing on the sun. I really think that other side of the batteries should be excavated and studied. And paint them white. Lol

[@The_PaleHorseman]

What’s even more interesting to me is, did any major storms hit while the war was going on? Did any of the forts take a direct hit by a major storm?

[@craiggleason8386]

I remember touring this in the late 60's and were shown "blood stains" in the concrete

[@bigsarge2085]

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[@Jparker61980]

Is this a tour that is available to take in person?

[@glennrishton5679]

I havent been to Ft Gaines in quite a few years but then it was just walk around and look freely although now there may well be guided tours. Also worth mention is the beach there is pretty nice too so a visit could include more than just seeing the fort.

[@jorgemartinpaez4376]

Sand fleas and Sand blindness is real and fascinating

[@skinnytim3543]

I hope this isn't a error...

[@BrandonSmith84]

Maj. Gen Edmund Pendleton Gaines whom the Fort was named after He's my 2nd Cousin 6x Removed

[@leoharrison7335]

I always read it was human bones not animal bones....

[@ClayMcneely-pk6kr]

That’s not why it’s called massacre island, the Indians had mounds on the island and that’d were there dead were, when hurricanes came in or storms they would wash down the mounds and all the bones would be exposed , when they first sailed into the bay that’s what they saw so that’s why they called it massacre island, not animal bones