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When did Battle of Mobile Bay happen?
Battle of Mobile Bay happened on 1864-08-02.
What were David Glasgow Farragut's most notable accomplishment?
He captured New Orleans and was victorious in the Battle of Mobile Bay.
What are facts about the Mobile Confederate port during the US Civil War?
Mobile or Mobile Bay was one of the most important Confederate ports where the blockade runners could found shelter and a powerful naval base. The entrance to Mobile bay was defended by three forts, a line of floating obstructions and a field of submarine mines (torpedoes) covering the ship-way which gave access to the bay near Fort Morgan located on Mobile Point. On Aug. 3, 1864 a Union Army of 5,500 troops under Gen. Gordon Granger landed on the western side of Dauphin Island and, during the next 20 days succeeded in reducing the forts to surrender. In the meanwhile, on Aug. 5, A Union fleet under Admiral Farragut managed to enter the Bay under the fire of Fort Morgan and CSS ironclad Tennessee. After about two hours of hard fighting and the loss of the ironclad Tecumseh, sunk by a submarine torpedo, Farragut fleet succeeded in forcing the Tennessee to surrender, capturing or destroying 3 Confederate gunboats and gaining the control of the Bay, whose access was precluded to the blockade runners for the rest of the war. The city of Mobile, however, defended by powerful fortifications did not fall until Apr. 12, 1865.
One of the South's main supply routes was cut off when Admiral farragut took control of what?
Of Mobile Bay, it had been the last important port on the Gulf of Mexico east of the Mississippi River remaining in Confederate possession. Its closure was the final step in completing the blockade in that region.
What port of the golf of Mexico was captured by the Union forces early in the war?
Mobile Bay
What is the significance of mobile bay?
It was a favourite port of the blockade-runners, and its dramatic capture by an elderly Union Admiral (Farragut) raised Southern morale, and helped Lincoln win re-election.
Where did the battle of mobile bay take place?
mobile bay
What is the importace of battle mobile bay?
It helped to boost Lincoln's credibility when his chances of winning the 1864 election were looking bleak. NEW RESPONDENT Furthermore: the roads of Mobile Bay could no more used by blockade runners, the powerful Confederate ironclad Tennessee was put out of combat and captured, the Confederate naval base was destroyed.
When was Mobile Bay Tarpons created?
Mobile Bay Tarpons was created in 2010.
When did Battle of Mobile Bay happen?
Battle of Mobile Bay happened on 1864-08-02.
Largest bay on the Alabama coast?
Mobile Bay.
Is there a T-Mobile company in Coos Bay Oregon?
Yes, there is a T-Mobile company in Coos Bay.
What were David Glasgow Farragut's most notable accomplishment?
He captured New Orleans and was victorious in the Battle of Mobile Bay.
Who conquered the battle of mobile bay?
The Union Army won the Battle of Mobile Bay on August 23, 1864.
Why was Farragut's victory at Mobile bay important?
Farragut's victory at Mobile Bay was important for the following reasons: 1) The Confederate ironclad Tennessee was put out of combat and captured; 2) The roadstead of Mobile was definitively closed both as Confederate Naval Base and Harbour for Confederates' blockade runners; 3) Together with Sherman's seizing of Atlanta, the victory was a pivotal event which really helped Lincoln to regain the favour of the public opinion during his electoral campaign for the second Nomination.
Is Mobile Bay in Georgia?
no. it is in alabama.
What state is Mobile Bay in?
Alabama
