The Confederate cruiser Sumter runs the Federal blockade and begins her career as a commerce raider.
Tag: Gulf Coast
The Battle of Mobile Bay
August 5, 1864 – Federal naval forces under Rear Admiral David G. Farragut won a sensational victory that closed a vital Confederate seaport to shipping
The Mobile Bay Campaign
August 4, 1864 – Federal naval forces under Rear Admiral David G. Farragut prepared to attack one of the last remaining Confederate seaports open to