Next, this room and author historian and author John Quarstein discusses the battle of mobile bay in august of 1864, and the leadership roles of Union Rear Admiral David Farragut and confederate admiral franklin buchanan. The resulted though battle andlted in Union Victory closed one of the last major ports. The victory, coupled with the fall of atlanta gave a boost to president abraham lincolns bid for reelection just a couple of months later. The museum of mariners hosted this 45 minute event. [applause] john there is an unseen battlefield in every human breast where two opposing forces meet and where they seldom rest. The battle of mobile bay is actually the story of a contest between the two highest ranking naval officers in the civil war, David Glasgow farragut and franklin buchanan. If you think of two opposing wills, that is what you have happening at the battle of mobile bay. So first, i want to talk about who these characters are
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Their gravestones still rest alongside military housing; the name of a plantation remains on buildings. Their stories include conquest and colonization, revolution and a daring slave escape, Civil War blunders and federal land buyers in disguise.