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Victory and closed one of the confederacys 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 Mariners Museum host this 45 minute event. [applause] john there is an unseen battlefield in every human breast where two opposing forces me to 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 Farragut and Franklin Buchanan. If you think of two opposing wills, that is what you have happening at the battle of mobile bay. First, i want to talk about who these characters are. First lets start with Franklin Buchanan, since he was on one of our ironclads h ....
First lets start with Franklin Buchanan, since he was on one of our ironclads here in Hampton Roads. Franklin buchanan was born on september 17, 1800 in baltimore, maryland. His father the was founder of the Maryland Medical Society and his grandfather was a signer of the declaration of independence. So he comes from a wellheeled family. He will become a midshipment at age 15 in 1815 and will serve with distinction by 1844. He will be promoted to captain, and he will be named the first superintendent of the United StatesNaval Academy in annapolis. He is the founder in many ways of that school. In 1847 he will resign from that post so he can serve actively in the mexican war, which again he does with ....
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