One of our regular stops during our annual Gulf Shores vacation is a visit to Fort Morgan to run around the Fort, visit the museum and learn a little something.  This year we timed it perfectly for a Civil War Twilight Tour, Fort Morgan AL.   They shot off artillery inside the Fort grounds, had soldiers […]

One of our regular stops during our annual Gulf Shores vacation is a visit to Fort Morgan to run around the Fort, visit the museum and learn a little something.  This year we timed it perfectly for a Civil War Twilight Tour, Fort Morgan AL.   They shot off artillery inside the Fort grounds, had soldiers dressed up in their wool (yes... in JULY) uniforms and share stories of events in the final months of the Confederate occupation of the fort.  One of the best parts was the firing of the canon at the end of tour.  The soldiers followed the exact steps that it took to command, prepare, fire and secure the canon as though it were 150 years in the past.  It was truly amazing!  if you ever find yourself in Gulf Shores or Orange Beach, do yourself a favor and go check it out.  If you are going to be there during the first week of August, then make sure to stop by for their 150th Anniversary Celebration of the Battle of Mobile Bay and the Siege of Fort Morgan.