Episode 3 of 3
Sealing of Mobile Port
- When
- 5 August 1864
- Where
- Mobile Bay, Alabama
The battle sealed Mobile, the last major Confederate port on the Gulf east of the Mississippi, completing the regional blockade.
Mobile had been the last important port on the Gulf of Mexico east of the Mississippi River remaining in Confederate possession. The closure of the bay was the final step in completing the blockade in that region. The Union victory resulted in the sealing of one of the last major Southern ports.
Sources
- Battle of Mobile Bay Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-21
- Mobile, Alabama Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-17
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