...ts continued to pour in to the ranks of the invaders on Dauphin island and at Barrancas. By March, Canby's army amounted to 45,000 men. General Maury had about 9,000 men. His headquarters were at Blakely , about three miles from Spanish Fort, and General Gibson was in command of the fort. To divert attention from their movements against Mobile, concerted attacks were to be made on the interior cit...