The Battle Of Mobile Bay

Author : Venetia Friend
Publisher : Naval Institute Press
ISBN 13 : 1612513514
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book West Wind, Flood Tide written by Venetia Friend and published by Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 2013-11-12 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Immortalized by David Farragut's apothegm, "Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead," the Battle of Mobile Bay remains one of history's great naval engagements, a contest between two admirals trained in the same naval tradition who once fought under the same flag. This new study takes a fresh look at the battle—the bloodiest naval battle of the Civil War—examining its genesis, tactics, and political ramifications. If the Confederacy had been able to deny the Union a victory before the presidential election, the South was certain to have won its independence. The North's win, however, not only stopped the blockade-runners in Mobile but insured Lincoln's re-election. Although the Union had an advantage in vessels of eighteen to four and an overwhelming superiority in firepower, it paid dearly for its victory, suffering almost ten times as many casualties as Franklin Buchanan's Confederate fleet. The author traces the evolution of the battle from the time Farragut took command of the West Gulf Blockading Squadron in February 1862 until the battle was fought on 5 August 1864. He then continues the narrative through the end of the war and explains how the battle influenced ship design and naval tactics for years to come.

Author : David Glasgow Farragut
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Battle of Mobile Bay written by David Glasgow Farragut and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work contains the offical reports and orders from the Battle of Mobile Bay, a Union victory that completed the Union blockade of the Mississippi River.

Author : Foxhall Alexander Parker
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Battle of Mobile Bay written by Foxhall Alexander Parker and published by . This book was released on 1878 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Foxhall Allexander Parker
Publisher : Legare Street Press
ISBN 13 : 9781015557772
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Battle of Mobile Bay written by Foxhall Allexander Parker and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2022-10-26 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : John C. Waugh
Publisher : Civil War Campaigns and Comman
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Last Stand at Mobile written by John C. Waugh and published by Civil War Campaigns and Comman. This book was released on 2001 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The study of history, especially in our schools, is increasingly fragmented or, in cases, ignored. Civil war Campaigns and Commanders.

Author : Chester G. Hearn
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 9780786462476
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mobile Bay and the Mobile Campaign written by Chester G. Hearn and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2010-06-21 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the Civil War, both sides understood that closing the South's ports would halt the introduction of war materiel to the industrially weak region. Though the North captured New Orleans in 1862, they did not attack the Confederate navy in Mobile Bay or the city of Mobile, Alabama, until 1864. The two-year delay allowed much needed supplies to enter the Confederacy and changed the face of the ensuing Mobile Campaign, as technological advances in ships submarines, mines and fortification made a striking difference in the fighting. This book examines the politics, preparations, leaders, and battles that made the Mobile Campaign a microcosm of the overall conduct of the Civil War.

Author : Doris Rich
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 74 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fort Morgan and the Battle of Mobile Bay written by Doris Rich and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tells the story of the Battle of Mobile Bay.

Author : John F. Wakefield
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780943465906
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Battle of Mobile Bay written by John F. Wakefield and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Foxhall A. Parker
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780266187103
Total Pages : 142 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Battle of Mobile Bay written by Foxhall A. Parker and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-11 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Battle of Mobile Bay: And the Capture of Forts Powell, Gaines and Morgan, by the Combined Sea and Land Forces of the United States, Under the Command of Rear-Admiral David Glasgow Farragut and Major-General Gordon Granger, August, 1864 Regarding the reputation for intrepidity gained by Federal and Confederate sailors and soldiers during our civil war as the common heritage of the American people, I determined, last year, at the instance of The Military Historical Society of Massachusetts, to write the story of Mobile Bay: This, when completed, I read before the Society, (december 10th, and the favorable reception it met with has induced me to give it to the public, the more especially as it is accompa nied with a number of official reports, never before published, which cannot fail to interest the general reader and be Of value to the historian. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Randy Decuir
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781500128623
Total Pages : 102 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mobile Bay: 150th Anniversary of the Civil War written by Randy Decuir and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-07-04 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 150 years ago, several artists and writers followed the action of the Civil War. In the days before instant live feeds of war action, these reporters sent their stories back to home office so within a few weeks, newspapers could carry the story to the American people. Harper's Weekly came out every Saturday with the latest Civil War news, and the activity at Mobile Bay was often within its pages. The weekly reported from a Northern point of view of the "Enemy" and "Pirates" of the Confederacy. There were few papers in the south that could afford such artists to provide expensive engravings for illustrations. We attempted to gather as many of the illustrations directly from the pages of Harper's Weekly that dealt with Mobile Bay. The articles are reprinted also, with some additional reports and notes compiled by the editor of this 150th Anniversary Edition. The editor, Randy DeCuir, has family connections to both Confederate and Union at Mobile Bay. He is a great-grandson of Confederate private, Wiley Downs, who served and was captured at Spanish Fort. The editor also has a family connection to Union Admiral David Farragut through his maternal grandmother, Marie Michot DeCuir.