David G. Farragut leads a mighty Federal naval armada in an effort to capture Mobile Bay, one of the last ports open to Confederate blockade runners in the Gulf of Mexico.
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David G. Farragut leads a mighty Federal naval armada in an effort to capture Mobile Bay, one of the last ports open to Confederate blockade runners in the Gulf of Mexico.
Federal naval forces under David G. Farragut prepares to attack one of the last remaining Confederate seaports open to blockade runners. Despite delays and concerns, Farragut hopes to subdue the gain control of the bay and subdue the Confederate forts defending it.