. The naval history of the Civil War . ral ships-of-war could not follow them. The city of Mobile, in consequence, be-came one of the most important rendezvousfor blockade - runners, as it was situatedsome miles up the bay, and could only bereached through tortuous channels, withwhich only experienced pilots were famil- iar. The people of Mobile felt quite secureagainst any attempt on the part of theUnion gun-boats to pass their defences, andthe blockade-runners laid as safely at theirwharves as if they had been in the docksof Liverpool. While the forts at the entrance of MobileBay remained in
. The naval history of the Civil War . ral ships-of-war could not follow them. The city of Mobile, in consequence, be-came one of the most important rendezvousfor blockade - runners, as it was situatedsome miles up the bay, and could only bereached through tortuous channels, withwhich only experienced pilots were famil- iar. The people of Mobile felt quite secureagainst any attempt on the part of theUnion gun-boats to pass their defences, andthe blockade-runners laid as safely at theirwharves as if they had been in the docksof Liverpool. While the forts at the entrance of MobileBay remained intact, the Confederatescould continue to supply their armiesthrough Mobile City and the numerous rail-roads running from it to all parts of theSouth. After the fall of Port Hudson and Vicks-burg. General Banks, in New Orleans, hadat his disposal over troops ; andGeneral Grant, at that time having in hismind the idea of sending Sherman on thecelebrated march to the sea. had urgentlyrequested the authorities at Washington to (665). oo fr-OS o u. w fr- .. CI O 05fr- oo LaECfr- 03O o z z < 2 OO E os oo o w § z S ^ oo O 03 « g o E * Cb fr- ° S t: o z w CO £ 00 r* fr- ou g CO j oa < o « S S u. Q O * fr-ee cc UJ ■< Q DC Z O 3 o w H w ■< J .- u. co EC o EC CO fr-ee -a!EC UJCO m UJ > (50G) THE NA VAL HISTORY OF THE CIVIL WAR. 567 send Banks to Mobile with a sufficient forceto capture that place ; while at the sametime the Secretary of the Navy offerednaval co-operation with Farraguts fleet,which was then disengaged from opera-tions on the Mississippi River, and princi-pally employed in watching Mobile andblockading the coast of Texas. The Navy Department, as well as GeneralGrant, was unsuccessful in obtaining an or-der from the War Department for Banksto proceed to Mobile, and act there in con-junction with the Navy; and the fatal moveup Red River having been decided upon, allother objects were for the time being passedover, until the anxiety of the Governm
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