Fort Mitchell, Alabama
Unincorporated community in Alabama, United States
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Fort Mitchell is an unincorporated community in Russell County, Alabama, United States. The settlement developed around a garrisoned fort intended to provide defense for the area during the Creek War (1813–14).[3]
Fort Mitchell is about 10 miles south of Phenix City, Alabama and Columbus, Georgia; Fort Benning lies on the opposite side of the Chattahoochee River from Fort Mitchell.
The community is the home of the Fort Mitchell National Cemetery, established in 1987 for interment of all US veterans.[4]
Landmarks
Notable people
- James Cantey, Confederate States Army brigadier general
- Samuel Checote, Muskogee Creek, who was the first principal chief of the tribe, then located in Indian Territory, after the Civil War
- John Crowell, first U.S. Representative from Alabama; appointed by President Monroe as the United States agent to the Creek Indians (1821-?)
See also
Gallery
Below are photographs taken in Fort Mitchell as part of the Historic American Buildings Survey:
Crowell-Cantey-Alexander House
Old slave house, beside Crowell-Cantey-Alexander House
Wood shed, behind Crowell-Cantey-Alexander House
Monument to Col. John Crowell Sr., at Crowell-Cantey-Alexander House
Old post office
Old Irish gardener house
