Battle Of Mobile Bay Essay

The Battle of Mobile Bay is considered to be the most important naval battles in the Civil War because it was the main Confederate port that was still active. After the defeat of the Battle of New Orleans, the Vice Admiral D. Farragut had wanted to defeat Mobile Bay, one of the two remaining ports still left in the Confederacy. The Battle of Mobile Bay, in my opinion was somewhat not fair for the Confederates. Sure, they had the C.S.S Tennessee, which was said to be the strongest ironclad active in the Civil War, but they were still outnumbered in ships and in crew. The Confederates had only 1,500 men, the one ironclad, The C.S.S Tennessee, and only had three smaller vessels. The Unions had 5,500 men, twelve wooden ships, two smaller vessels, and four ironclads, including the U.S.S Hartford. That is why this battle seemed almost unfair.
By the year, 1864, Mobile Bay, located in Mobile, Alabama, was one of the only two major Confederate ports left during the civil war. The only other port that was still open was Wilmington, North Carolina. This made it hard for the Confederate forces to

But, Mobile Bay’s defenses were vigorous and didn’t enable their Naval forces to invade. Despite that, the Confederate smugglers, in some way, could still sneak in and out. Mobile Bay had two different access points which were defended by three different fortitudes. The largest fort was named Fort Morgan. Fort Morgan was a star-constructed fort which was protecting the largest entry. To add to the fortitudes, the Confederates had repleted the harbor with torpedoes. These torpedoes were also called “sea mines”. The Confederate forces then put together one ironclad named, the C.S.S Tennessee, and three smaller vessels. This meager “Navy” was commanded by Admiral Franklin Buchanan. The Union's Vice Admiral David G. Farragut put together a fleet that included four ironclad monitors and dozens of other smaller