The 1899 caption reads: “Farragut forces the entrance of Mobile Bay painting by W H Overend.” The Hartford was a sloop-of-war, named for the capital of the state of Connecticut and launched in 1858 from the Boston Navy Yard. In January 1862, it was the flagship of Union naval commander David S. Farragut with the west Gulf Blockading Squadron. The squadron entered Mobile Bay and prepared to attack the forts on the Mississippi on its way to take New Orleans. The Hartford dodged a ram by the Confederate ironclad Manassas and ran aground and then was set afire by a direct hit. Farragut and his cre

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The 1899 caption reads: “Farragut forces the entrance of Mobile Bay painting by W H Overend.” The Hartford was a sloop-of-war, named for the capital of the state of Connecticut and launched in 1858 from the Boston Navy Yard. In January 1862, it was the flagship of Union naval commander David S. Farragut with the west Gulf Blockading Squadron. The squadron entered Mobile Bay and prepared to attack the forts on the Mississippi on its way to take New Orleans. The Hartford dodged a ram by the Confederate ironclad Manassas and ran aground and then was set afire by a direct hit. Farragut and his crew managed to put out the fire, free the vessel, and save it. William Heysham Overend (1851 – 1898) was a notable British marine artist and book illustrator

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