Alabama troops seize key Federal installations in the state before the convention to consider secession even gets under way.

Exploring the most important 55 months in American history
Alabama troops seize key Federal installations in the state before the convention to consider secession even gets under way.
August 8, 1864 – Confederates surrendered Fort Gaines at the entrance to Mobile Bay, apparently without authorization. This enabled the Federals to focus all their
August 5, 1864 – Federal naval forces under Rear Admiral David G. Farragut won a sensational victory that closed a vital Confederate seaport to shipping
August 4, 1864 – Federal naval forces under Rear Admiral David G. Farragut prepared to attack one of the last remaining Confederate seaports open to