Episode 2 of 3
Defeat of the Tennessee
- When
- 5 August 1864
- Where
- Mobile Bay, Alabama
The Confederate ironclad Tennessee engaged the Union fleet but lacked speed to ram, leading to its defeat.
Admiral Buchanan decided to take on the entire Federal fleet single-handed with the ironclad Tennessee, the only armored vessel in lower Mobile Bay. Tennessee lacked the speed needed to ram Union vessels, allowing Farragut to order faster gunboats to attack Confederate gunboats. The engagement resulted in the Union taking control of Mobile Bay.
Sources
- Battle of Mobile Bay Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-21
- Mobile, Alabama Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-17
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