Today in history.
Contributors: Library of Congress. National Digital Library Program.
Publisher: Library of Congress
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Format: Electronic resource
Subjects: Mobile Bay, Battle of, Ala., 1864.; Southern States -- Economic conditions -- 19th century.
Other titles: August 23; Damn the torpedoes, full sail ahead!
Description: Covers the capture of Fort Morgan, Ala. on Aug. 23, 1864 after Admiral David Farragut lead the Union fleet into Mobile Bay. Discusses the effect of the subseqent blockade on the South.
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Illustrated by digitized items from the American Memory historic collections compiled by the National Digital Library Program of the Library of Congress.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.