Fort Morgan

Fort Morgan has guarded the mouth of Mobile Bay since 1834 and saw service in nearly every American conflict from the Civil War through the Second World War. Its heaviest fighting came in August 1864, when Admiral Farragut's fleet forced the bay and Union forces besieged the fort for two weeks before its garrison surrendered. Visitors today describe a persistent sense of being watched, shadows crossing the walls after dark, and the sound of boots echoing through empty corridors, as though a soldier were still walking his rounds. The fort is a state historic site, open to the public.