MOBILE BAY, BATTLE OF


Meaning of MOBILE BAY, BATTLE OF in English

(Aug. 5, 1864) Naval engagement in the American Civil War .

The Union fleet under David Farragut sailed into Mobile Bay, Ala., breaching the protective string of mines (torpedoes) and engaging the Confederate ironclad Tennessee . After a two-hour battle, the Union fleet won control of the bay. With the surrender of nearby Fort Morgan, the former Confederate port of Mobile was sealed off from Confederate blockade runners.

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