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Other Name: |
Passing of Forts Morgan and Gaines |
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State: |
Alabama |
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Location: |
Mobile County and Baldwin County |
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Campaign: |
Operations in Mobile Bay (1864) |
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Dates: |
August 2-23, 1864 |
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Principal Commanders: |
 Union States: Adm. David G. Farragut and Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger
 Confederate States: Adm. Franklin Buchanan
and Brig. Gen. Richard L. Page |
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Forces Engaged: |
Union States: Farragut’s Fleet (14 wooden ships and 4 monitors) and U.S. army forces near Mobile
Confederate States:
Buchanan’s Flotilla (3 gunboats and an ironclad), Fort Morgan Garrison, Fort Gaines Garrison, and Fort Powell
Garrison |
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Estimated Casualties: |
Union States: 322
Confederate States: 1,500 |
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Results: |
Union victory |
| Description: |
A combined Union force initiated operations to close Mobile Bay to blockade running. Some Union
forces landed on Dauphin Island and laid siege to Fort Gaines. On August 5, Farragut’s Union fleet of eighteen ships
entered Mobile Bay and received a devastating fire from Forts Gaines and Morgan and other points. After passing
the forts, Farragut forced the Confederate naval forces, under Adm. Franklin Buchanan, to surrender, which
effectively closed Mobile Bay. By August 23, Fort Morgan, the last big holdout, fell, shutting down the port. The
city, however, remained uncaptured. |
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List of Battles 
