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Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., chapter 7.51 (search)
Farragut at Mobile Bay.
based upon the author's paper in the century for May, 1881, entitled an August morning with Farragut, revised and extended for the presen ral Farragut devoted a large share of his attention to the operations against Mobile Bay.
He was aware that the Confederates were actively engaged in the constructio at Mobile and above, and it was his earnest desire to force the entrance into Mobile Bay and capture the forts that guarded it, before the more powerful of the new ve that General Canby could make his arrangements to cooperate with Farragut at Mobile Bay.
On the 3d of August a division of troops, under General Gordon Granger, lan the events of the next day, it may be well to give an idea of the situation.
Mobile Bay gradually widens from the city to the gulf, a distance of thirty miles. The e pt down by a shot which came crashing through
The Galena after the fight in Mobile Bay.
From a War-time sketch.
Captain Tunis A. M. Craven.
From a photograph.
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., The ram Mobile Bay . (search)
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The ram Tennessee at Mobile Bay. by James D. Johnston, commander, C. S. N.
The Confederate naval force at Mobile at the time of Admiral Farragut's attack was commanded by Admiral Franklin Buchanan, of Merrimac fame, and consisted of the iron-clad ram Tennessee, armed with four 6.4-inch rifled guns in broadside, and two 7-inch rifles, one at each end of the shield; the gun-boats Morgan and Gaines, carrying six guns each, chiefly of smaller caliber; and the Selma, carrying only four, making in all 22 guns.
The entire force of officers and men was about 470. Admiral Farragut's fleet consisted of six first-class steam sloops of war, eight smaller sloops and gun-boats, and four monitors, two of which had double turrets.
The total number of guns carried by these vessels was 159, and 33 howitzers; and the officers and crews numbered about 3000.
The hull of the Tennessee was constructed on a high bluff near the Alabama River, a short distance above the city of Selma, and all the timb
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., chapter 7.54 (search)
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., The defense of Fort Morgan . (search)
The defense of Fort Morgan. by R. L. Page, Brigadier-General, C. S. A., commander of the Fort.
Early on the morning of the 5th of August, 1864, I observed unusual activity in the Federal fleet off Mobile Bay, indicating, as I supposed, that they were about to attempt the passage of the fort.
After an early breakfast the men were sent to the guns.
Everybody was in high spirits.
In a short time preparations were ended, and then followed perfect silence, before the noise of battle.
At 6 o'clock A. M. the enemy's ships began to move in with flags flying.
They gradually fell into a line, consisting of twenty-three vessels, four of which were monitors.
Each of the first four of the largest wooden ships had a smaller one lashed on the side opposite the fort, and was itself protected by a monitor between it and the fort.
The smaller ships followed in line.
As they approached with a moderate wind and on the flood tide, I fired the first gun at long range, and soon the firing be