BATTLE OF MOBILE BAY
An August Morning with Farragut: The Battle of Mobile Bay, August 5, 1864. Painted by William Haysham Overend in 1883
on display in: Wadsworth Atheneum— Hartford, Connecticut
August 5th, 1864, the Battle of Mobile Bay. Rear Admiral David G. Farragut ordered his Union ships to charge Confederate positions. When concerns came up about the enemy mine field, Farragut responded, “Damn the torpedoes! Four bells. Captain Drayton, go ahead! Jouett, full speed!”
The battle would end in a Union victory.
