JULY 18TH, 1864: Rear Admiral Farragut wrote of his plans to attack Mobile Bay: "I propose to go in according to programme-- fourteen vessels, two and two, as at Port Hudson; low steam; flood tide in the morning with a light southwest wind; ironclads on the eastern side, to attack the Tennessee, and gunboats to attack rebel gunboats as soon as past the forts."
This is exactly what happened August 5th.
It was characteristic of the admiral's farsighted attention to detail to have battle plans drawn up and his fleet ready for action when the most favorable moment to move forward arrived.
--Old B-R'er
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