Approaches to Mobile Ala – Antique Wall Art
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This historic image of Approaches to Mobile Ala brings a moment of history to your wall. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
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Approaches to Mobile Ala
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Few Gulf ports were harder to reach than Mobile, and an 1864 view of its approaches shows why. The city sat well up the Mobile River at the head of a shallow bay, so ships had to pass a line of Confederate forts and underwater obstructions before reaching it. In August 1864, Admiral David Farragut led a Union fleet through the channel past Fort Morgan and Fort Gaines, a run that became one of the best-known naval actions of the war. Worth noticing is that the approaches, rather than the town itself, are the focus of the view.
| Created / published | 1864 |
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| Original scan | 5,557 × 5,485 px · prints to 19 × 18 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | Approaches to Mobile Ala 1864 |
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