Fort Mitchell, Alabama

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).[2]

Fort Mitchell
Unincorporated community
Fort Mitchell Location in Alabama.
Coordinates: 32°20′30″N 85°01′18″W
Country	United States
State	Alabama
County	Russell
Elevation	354 ft (108 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)	334
GNIS feature ID	118523[1]

The community is the home of the Fort Mitchell National Cemetery, established in 1987 for interment of all US veterans. The current Mayor is A.C. Hil.[3]

Landmarks

• Fort Mitchell National Cemetery
• Fort Mitchell Historic Site

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-?)

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

References

1. "Fort Mitchell". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
2. "RCH". Rcala.com. Retrieved 2014-06-09.
3. National Cemetery Administration. "Fort Mitchell National Cemetery - National Cemetery Administration". Cem.va.gov. Retrieved 2014-06-09.