One hundred and fifty years ago this month, a fiery contest took place between Union and Confederate forces at the mouth of Mobile Bay. At stake for the Confederacy was the preservation of its last seaport on the Gulf of Mexico. At stake for the Union was Lincoln’s re-elect and the hope for a shorter war. It all hung on whether a wooden fleet with a few monitors in support could defeat a well-armed masonry fort and a fearsome iron monster named Tennessee. The results were bloody and decisive, not to mention worthy of sober reflection and appropriate commemoration in this far distant age. mobilebaymag/Mobile-Bay/August-2014/An-August-Dawn-Remembered/
Posted on: Fri, 01 Aug 2014 17:00:48 +0000
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