August 5 History Quiz

During the approach to Mobile Bay, which fort was the first to be directly engaged by the Union fleet as it passed through the narrow channel between Fort Morgan and the Confederate minefield?

What tactical advantage did Farragut seek by sending his ships through the Confederate minefield, despite the loss of the monitor Tecumseh?

Which Confederate fort was abandoned and destroyed by its own garrison the night after the naval battle, rather than withstand a bombardment it could not survive?

The Union victory at Mobile Bay, combined with which other major Confederate surrender, provided a significant boost to President Lincoln’s re‑election campaign in 1864?