Outmanned and outgunned, the Rebels develop an explosive secret weapon. On August 5, 1864, Admiral David Farragut—“Old Salamander” to his men—led his Union fleet into a heavily mined Mobile Bay. Almost immediately, the lead monitor Tecumseh struck one of the tethered explosives and was blown to pieces, throwing the rest of the fleet into confusion …
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