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Battle of Mobile Bay
Civil War Encyclopedia >> Battles
| August 3, 1864 August 23, 1864 |
Battle of Mobile Bay | Alabama |
| David Farragut | ||
| Gordon Granger | ||
| August 3, 1864 | Gordon Granger lands on Dauphin Island and invests Fort Gaines, one of two forts defending Mobile | Alabama |
| Gordon Granger | ||
| August 5, 1864 | 18 Union ships sail past the entrance to Mobile Bay. The C. S. S. Tennessee, prize ironclad of the Confederate Navy awaited the attack. As the U. S. S. Tecumseh sinks Admiral David Farragut orders "Damn the torpedoes, go ahead." His flag vessel Hartford took the lead. The ships destroyed the Confederate fleet | Alabama |
| David Farragut | ||
| August 8, 1864 | Fort Gaines, at the entrance to Mobile Bay, surrenders | Alabama |
| August 9, 1864 | Federals lay siege to Fort Morgan at Mobile Bay | Alabama |
| August 23, 1864 | Fort Morgan, last of the Confederate forts on Mobile Bay, falls into federal hands following a spectacular barrage | Alabama |
Battle of Mobile Bay
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Battle of Mobile Bay was last changed on - June 25, 2006
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