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.

1886 print by J.O. Davidson depicting the Battle of Mobile Bay with CSS Tennessee and Union monitors at the moment USS Tecumseh struck a mine
Courtesy of the U.S. Naval Historical Center
1886 print by J.O. Davidson depicting the Battle of Mobile Bay with CSS Tennessee and Union monitors at the moment USS Tecumseh struck a mine