Battle of Mobile Bay

Battle of Mobile Bay ... Passing Fort Morgan and the Torpedoes, painted by J. O. Davidson in 1886, depicts the famous Civil War naval battle. The scene captures the sinking of the ironclad USS Tecumseh. Confederate ironclads Morgan, Gaines, and Tennessee approach from the left, and U.S. Navy ironclads Manhattan and Winnebago approach from behind.

Courtesy of the U.S. Naval Historical Center