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The Daily Dispatch: February 18, 1865., [Electronic resource], article 2 (search)
sinking of these dangerous weapons. Two water batteries have also been erected in the bay, one within two miles of Choctaw Point, and another within about eight miles. The largest fortification is supposed to be situated at the edge of the city on the railroad. This is also an earthwork, and carries eight guns of heavy calibre. Including the militia, there were some nine thousand troops in and around Mobile. At Hall's mills there were three thousand cavalry, under command of Colonel Scott. At Dog ridge there were Baker's brigade of infantry and Furguson's dismounted cavalry, numbering three thousand men. They carried two batteries of artillery, consisting of eight pieces. The militia numbered two thousand. There were three gunboats at Mobile, which constitute the naval defence of the city. These are commanded by Commodore Fauvre. Much suffering and want exist among the citizens at Mobile. This is owing principally to the great scarcity of provisions and the