The Battle of Mobile Bay: Behind the Front Line

Today the North is roaring! The Federal victory in the naval "Battle of Mobile Bay", has given us hope, hope that our country will join together once again. Leading our troops, was Admiral Farragut, a well repected naval officer. A Federal squadron of four ironclad monitors(U.S.S.Tecumseh, Manhattan,Winebago, and Chickasaw)and 14 wooden ships(U.S.S.Hartford, Metacomet, Brooklyn, Octorara, Richmond, Port Royal, Seminole, Lackawanna, Kennebec, Monongahela, Itasca, Ossipee, Galena,and Onieda)fought against a Confederate squadron of one ironclad monitor(C.S.S.Tennessee)and three wooden ships(C.S.S.Morgan, Gaines, Selma). The Confederates didn't have a chance!

The eastern side of Mobile Bay was protected by Fort Morgan, the western side by Fort Gaines, and the entrance by shoals, obstructions, and mines(torpedoes). Our troops came in firing, the "Tennessee" caught fire, while the "Tecumseh" was hit by a mine.

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