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Fort Gaines withstood the Union army and navy bombardment for three days. "But on Aug. 8, 1864, the Confederates at Fort Gaines surrendered," Lyman said. "And the rest is history." ...

Fort Gaines was upgraded in 1901 and 1904 and was active during World War I and, briefly, during World War II. It was abandoned as a military installment and opened as a state park in 1955.

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FORT GAINES, Ga. (WTVM) - For 34 years, one family has decorated their home for the holidays and despite the pandemic, the holiday spirit continues.

Fort Gaines capitulated at 10 o'clock yesterday morning, (the 8th,) when a portion of Gen. GRANGER's forces marched into the fortifications, and the Stars and Stripes were flung to the breeze.

Roughly 1,000 spectators crowded around Fort Gaines to watch, while around 275 re-enactors made the battle happen, according to Dauphin Island Park and Beach Board Executive Director Matthew W. Capps.