The order of battle for the Union and Confederate forces at the Battle of Mobile Bay on August 5, 1864.
Commander : Rear Admiral David Farragut
14 wooden ships: [1]
Commander : Military Division of West Mississippi — Major-General Edward R. S. Canby (not present)
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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Mobile Bay Land Forces
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Clark's Brigade (3rd Bde, 3rd Div, XIX Corps)
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Bertram's Brigade (2nd Bde, Mobile Bay Land Forces)
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Guppey's Brigade (3rd Bde, 2nd Div, XIX Corps)
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Engineer Brigade (XIX Corps)
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Artillery (XIX Corps)
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Cavalry |
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Commander: Admiral Franklin Buchanan (captured)
1 ironclad:
3 gunboats:
District | Post | Regiments and Others |
---|---|---|
District of the Gulf
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Fort Morgan (garrison about 600)
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Fort Gaines (garrison about 600)
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Fort Powell (garrison about 140)
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The order of battle for the Union and Confederate forces at the Battle of Mobile Bay on August 5, 1864.
Commander : Rear Admiral David Farragut
14 wooden ships: [1]
Commander : Military Division of West Mississippi — Major-General Edward R. S. Canby (not present)
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
---|---|---|
Mobile Bay Land Forces
|
Clark's Brigade (3rd Bde, 3rd Div, XIX Corps)
|
|
Bertram's Brigade (2nd Bde, Mobile Bay Land Forces)
|
| |
Guppey's Brigade (3rd Bde, 2nd Div, XIX Corps)
|
| |
Engineer Brigade (XIX Corps)
|
| |
Artillery (XIX Corps)
|
| |
Cavalry |
|
Commander: Admiral Franklin Buchanan (captured)
1 ironclad:
3 gunboats:
District | Post | Regiments and Others |
---|---|---|
District of the Gulf
|
Fort Morgan (garrison about 600)
|
|
Fort Gaines (garrison about 600)
|
| |
Fort Powell (garrison about 140)
|
|