In August of 1864, Union Admiral David Farragut was faced with the task of sealing off the port of Mobile, Alabama. There were two Rebel forts Morgan and Gaines. Also was the Confederate ironclad ram, CSS Tennessee and three gunboats. Farragut also had to navigate around mines, torpedoes and sunken wood piles.
Andrew Jackson. Jean Laffite the pirate helped too, though.
On August 5, 1864, Admiral Farragut and his fleet entered the harbor of the port city of Mobile, Alabama. Farragut had four monitor ironclads and seven wooden warships. The city was actually captured on August 23, 1864.
"Damn the torpedoes! Full speed ahead!" A torpedoe in this case was really a naval mine.
David Glasgow Farragut. Originally from Knoxville, Tennessee, but he had been in the US Navy for a great many years and did not go south when the war started. He and another Union naval commander forced the surrender of New Orleans in 1862. He receives the credit for shutting down Mobile, Alabama in August, 1864.
David Farragut was a key naval officer in the Civil War, renowned for his leadership in significant naval battles. He is best known for his victory at the Battle of Mobile Bay in 1864, where he famously commanded, "Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!" This victory helped to secure Union control of the Gulf of Mexico and significantly disrupted Confederate supply lines. Farragut was also the first person to hold the rank of admiral in the U.S. Navy, symbolizing his pivotal role in naval operations during the war.
admiral David Farragut captured New Orleans and Mobile.
Liberating New Orleans and Mobile
New Orleans and Mobile.
The Union fleet at the Battle of Mobile Bay was Admiral David Farragut. The battle began on August 5, 1864. The USS Tecumseh was a monitor type warship and hit a torpedo and sunk during this battle.
Mobile
Andrew Jackson. Jean Laffite the pirate helped too, though.
On August 5, 1864, Admiral Farragut and his fleet entered the harbor of the port city of Mobile, Alabama. Farragut had four monitor ironclads and seven wooden warships. The city was actually captured on August 23, 1864.
"Damn the torpedoes! Full speed ahead!" A torpedoe in this case was really a naval mine.
David Glasgow Farragher was the first admiral in the United States Navy. He is famous for the quote, 'Damn the torpedoes! Full speed ahead.' He served as a Union officer in the American Civil War, and is best known for the Battle of Mobile Bay.
Confederate Admiral Franklin Buchanan was charged with the defense of Mobile Alabama. After a struggle, Buchanan surrendered to Union Admiral Farragut on August 23, 1864.
After the Union ironclad Tecumseh was sunk during the Battle of Mobile Bay, Admiral David Farragut faced a critical decision on whether to continue the assault on the Confederate defenses or retreat. Ultimately, he chose to press on, famously signaling, “Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!” This decision led to a successful Union victory, despite the risk involved, as Farragut's forces were able to breach the Confederate lines and secure Mobile Bay.
After the fall of New Orleans in the late Spring of 1862, Admiral Farragut sought permission to assault the Alabama port of Mobile. The US Navy, however, delayed any operations towards Mobile and instead ordered Farragut to secure control of the Mississippi River from New Orleans up to Vicksburg, Mississippi.