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.
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.
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 American [Civil War|Civil War]
- John Crowell, first United States [House of Representatives|U.S. Representative] from Alabama; appointed by President Monroe as the United States agent to the Creek Indians