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In 1864, Admiral David Farragut captured the southern port of Mobile, Alabama. This significant victory for the Union occurred during the Battle of Mobile Bay, which was fought in August of that year. The capture of the port helped to further restrict Confederate supply routes and marked a key moment in the naval campaign of the Civil War.
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Captured port of New Orleans?
Captain David Farragut
What southern port did Farragut's victory close?
New Orleans New Orleans
What state was taken by Farragut?
Farragut was responsible for taking many port cities on the Gulf of Mexico including New Orleans.
Why did McClellan lose the campaign?
Do you mean the General Election of 1864? Because Lincoln was starting to gain credibility, with Sherman taking Atlanta, Sheridan clearing out the Shenandoah Valley and Admiral Farragut liberating the blockade-runners' port of Mobile.
What event helped President Lincoln win re-election in 1864?
Many historians cite the fall of Atlanta to General Sherman's armies as one important key to President Lincoln's reelection in 1864. Atlanta was a major Southern city and important to the Southern war efforts. This created more support in the North, which was losing patience with the progress of the war. Lincoln ran against Democrat George B. McClellan. He was famous nationwide when he was a general in the Union army. Lincoln won by an Electoral College landslide as McClellan won only three states, New Jersey, Delaware and Kentucky.The popular vote was closer however, yet still Lincoln won 55% of the popular vote to McClellan's 45%.
Farragut captured what Southern port in 1864?
Mobile, AL
In 1864 Union Admiral Farragut captured the Confederate port city of Alabama?
Mobile
How large was the fleet that Admiral Farragut had when he captured Mobile Alabama in 1864?
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.
Captured port of New Orleans?
Captain David Farragut
What us naval admiral captured the last confederate port?
Admiral Farragut
Faragut captured which southern port in 1864?
That of Mobile Bay on August 5,1864, when Farragut ran a fleet of 18 ships past the guns of the forts defending the bay and decisively defeated the Confederate squadron, incapacitating the ironclad Tennessee, whose commander Adm. Buchanan then surrendered.
What southern port did Farragut's victory close?
New Orleans New Orleans
What problems faced Union Admiral Farragut in the Battle of Mobile Bay?
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.
What state was taken by Farragut?
Farragut was responsible for taking many port cities on the Gulf of Mexico including New Orleans.
How did battlefeild events affect lincolns reelection?
They rescued him at the last minute, in time for the election of November 1864. September saw Sheridan clearing the Shenandoah, Sherman taking Atlanta and Farragut liberating the port of Mobile.
What was the name of the major southern port that was captured sir Henry Clinton during the American revolution?
charlestown
What port city did Farragut capture?
New Orleans in April 1862.
