Admiral David Farragut eyed a potentially lethal minefield guarding
the entrance to Mobile Bay, Alabama, as his attack column of
ironclad monitors rushed forward, opening the assault against the
Confederate citadels on shore. One vessel, the USS Tecumseh, looked
every inch an invincible monster. As the sleek, turreted warship
drew close to its Rebel enemies, a geyser of water shot up on its
starboard side followed by a muffled rumble. The ship heeled over
and sank in seconds, carried to its watery doom by its own
war-speed and momentum. Crewmen aboard the rest of the Union ships
looked on in horror. "Damn the torpedoes, full steam ahead "
Admiral David Farragut shouted from the bridge of the USS Hartford
as he sensed the growing panic among his sailors. As the vessel
churned forward the primer caps of primitive but deadly naval
"Torpedoes" dubbed "infernal machines" by the men who faced them
snapped and popped beneath the Yankee ships but failed to explode.
Despite the threat of instant and violent death, the Hartford
pressed on, inspiring the rest of the fleet and leading toward
ultimate victory. These words, some of the most famous in American
history, were written in fire and blood that August day as the
United States Navy came of age. Award-winning author Jack Waugh
takes a fresh look at the stirring events surrounding the capture
of one of the confederacy's most important cities, Mobile, Alabama.
John C. Waugh is no stranger to readers of history. Two of his
books, The Class of 1846: From West Point to Appomattox and
Reelecting Lincoln: The Battle for the 1864 Presidency have
received numerous awards and critical acclaim. He now brings these
impressive skills to his second book in the Civil War Campaigns and
Commanders Series. Waugh, a distinguished journalist and editor,
has an impressive list of publications to his credit. Waugh retired
to Arlington, Texas, after a long and noteworthy career as bureau
chief and staff correspondent for The Christian Science Monitor.
His writings have appeared in the New York Times, The Los Angeles
Times, The Boston Globe, American Heritage, and Civil War Times
Illustrated. He is also the author of Sam Bell Maxey and the
Confederate Indians, another Civil War Campaigns and Commanders
title.
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