Alabama troops seize key Federal installations in the state before the convention to consider secession even gets under way.
Tag: Mobile Bay
Lasting Consequences to the Republic
Federal forces target the three Confederate forts guarding Mobile Bay. Confederates surrender Fort Gaines, apparently without authorization. This enables the Federals to focus all their attention on capturing the last remaining fort.
The Battle of Mobile Bay
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.
Taking Fortune as You Can Find Her
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.