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The Battle of Mobile Bay of August 5, 1864, was a naval and land engagement of the American Civil War in which a Union fleet commanded by Rear Admiral David G. Farragut, assisted by a contingent of soldiers, attacked a smaller Confederate fleet led by Admiral Franklin Buchanan and three forts that guarded the entrance to Mobile Bay: Morgan, Gaines and Powell.
Edward B. Young (c. 1835 – February 24, 1867) was a Union Navy sailor in the American Civil War and a recipient of the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions at the Battle of Mobile Bay. Born in about 1835 in Bergen, New Jersey, Young joined the Navy from that city.
Mobile Bay Land Forces Major General Gordon Granger. Clark's Brigade (3rd Bde, 3rd Div, XIX Corps) Colonel George W. Clark. 77th Illinois: Colonel David P. Grier; 67th Indiana: Ltc Francis A. Sears; 34th Iowa: Colonel George W. Clark; 96th Ohio Infantry: Colonel Albert H. Brown; Bertram's Brigade (2nd Bde, Mobile Bay Land Forces)
The siege of Fort Morgan occurred during the American Civil War, as part of the battle for Mobile Bay, in the Confederate state of Alabama during August 1864. Union ground forces led by General Gordon Granger conducted a short siege of the Confederate garrison at the mouth of Mobile Bay under the command of General Richard L. Page.
In 1781, the Spanish defeated a British and Waldecker counterattack at the Battle of Mobile (1781). In 1864, a Union fleet defeated a Confederate fleet at the Battle of Mobile Bay. In 1865, the Mobile Campaign (1865) consisted of the Battle of Spanish Fort and the Battle of Fort Blakely.
Pages in category "Battles of the Operations in Mobile Bay of the American Civil War" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
At the Battle of Mobile Bay on August 5, 1864, he showed "cool courage" while carrying orders for the ship's executive officer. For this action, he was awarded the Medal of Honor four months later, on December 31, 1864. [2] [3] He was discharged from the New York City Police Department on September 1, 1897 after serving since 1873. [1]
James B. Chandler (October 6, 1837 – July 12, 1899) was a Union Navy sailor in the American Civil War and a recipient of the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions at the Battle of Mobile Bay. Chandler was born on October 6, 1837, in Plymouth, Massachusetts.