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<blockquote data-quote="TerryMiller" data-source="post: 3696161" data-attributes="member: 7900"><p>Man, I've been slacking...</p><p></p><p>...I haven't posted images from our tours of Fort Gaines and Fort Morgan. Let's start with Fort Gaines, although both forts were involved in the Battle of Mobile Bay in which David Farragut uttered the phrase, "Damn the torpedoes....."</p><p></p><p>The periods after "torpedoes" is there because it is questionable as to what Farragut actually said. Most attribute the words to be "Full speed ahead," but others that were "supposedly" there stated that "Damn the torpedoes" was followed by more of a nautical phrase, such as "4 bells," or even "8 bells" referring to some form of speed. I think what causes the issue is that in order to better see what was transpiring during the battle, Farragut supposedly climbed up into the rigging.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://terrymiller.smugmug.com/Museums-and-Historical/Fort-Gaines-Dauphin-Island-AL/i-4VchMpN/A" target="_blank"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Museums-and-Historical/Fort-Gaines-Dauphin-Island-AL/i-4VchMpN/0/15090264/X2/DSC_2402-X2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>Both Fort Gaines and Fort Morgan had batteries that were separate from the main fort. Here is an image of one that is just to the north of Fort Gaines.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://terrymiller.smugmug.com/Museums-and-Historical/Fort-Gaines-Dauphin-Island-AL/i-GKhjNds/A" target="_blank"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Museums-and-Historical/Fort-Gaines-Dauphin-Island-AL/i-GKhjNds/0/bc4b81ef/X2/DSC_2408-X2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>Outside the fort, which is primarily masonry.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://terrymiller.smugmug.com/Museums-and-Historical/Fort-Gaines-Dauphin-Island-AL/i-6fZ4TsP/A" target="_blank"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Museums-and-Historical/Fort-Gaines-Dauphin-Island-AL/i-6fZ4TsP/0/36aed5e0/X2/DSC_2413-X2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="https://terrymiller.smugmug.com/Museums-and-Historical/Fort-Gaines-Dauphin-Island-AL/i-nSdQC9T/A" target="_blank"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Museums-and-Historical/Fort-Gaines-Dauphin-Island-AL/i-nSdQC9T/0/e9311db3/X2/DSC_2438-X2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>A view from the Southwest corner of the fort.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://terrymiller.smugmug.com/Museums-and-Historical/Fort-Gaines-Dauphin-Island-AL/i-HhbffGB/A" target="_blank"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Museums-and-Historical/Fort-Gaines-Dauphin-Island-AL/i-HhbffGB/0/a3645b03/X2/DSC_2469-X2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TerryMiller, post: 3696161, member: 7900"] Man, I've been slacking... ...I haven't posted images from our tours of Fort Gaines and Fort Morgan. Let's start with Fort Gaines, although both forts were involved in the Battle of Mobile Bay in which David Farragut uttered the phrase, "Damn the torpedoes....." The periods after "torpedoes" is there because it is questionable as to what Farragut actually said. Most attribute the words to be "Full speed ahead," but others that were "supposedly" there stated that "Damn the torpedoes" was followed by more of a nautical phrase, such as "4 bells," or even "8 bells" referring to some form of speed. I think what causes the issue is that in order to better see what was transpiring during the battle, Farragut supposedly climbed up into the rigging. [url=https://terrymiller.smugmug.com/Museums-and-Historical/Fort-Gaines-Dauphin-Island-AL/i-4VchMpN/A][img]https://photos.smugmug.com/Museums-and-Historical/Fort-Gaines-Dauphin-Island-AL/i-4VchMpN/0/15090264/X2/DSC_2402-X2.jpg[/img][/url] Both Fort Gaines and Fort Morgan had batteries that were separate from the main fort. Here is an image of one that is just to the north of Fort Gaines. [url=https://terrymiller.smugmug.com/Museums-and-Historical/Fort-Gaines-Dauphin-Island-AL/i-GKhjNds/A][img]https://photos.smugmug.com/Museums-and-Historical/Fort-Gaines-Dauphin-Island-AL/i-GKhjNds/0/bc4b81ef/X2/DSC_2408-X2.jpg[/img][/url] Outside the fort, which is primarily masonry. [url=https://terrymiller.smugmug.com/Museums-and-Historical/Fort-Gaines-Dauphin-Island-AL/i-6fZ4TsP/A][img]https://photos.smugmug.com/Museums-and-Historical/Fort-Gaines-Dauphin-Island-AL/i-6fZ4TsP/0/36aed5e0/X2/DSC_2413-X2.jpg[/img][/url] [url=https://terrymiller.smugmug.com/Museums-and-Historical/Fort-Gaines-Dauphin-Island-AL/i-nSdQC9T/A][img]https://photos.smugmug.com/Museums-and-Historical/Fort-Gaines-Dauphin-Island-AL/i-nSdQC9T/0/e9311db3/X2/DSC_2438-X2.jpg[/img][/url] A view from the Southwest corner of the fort. [url=https://terrymiller.smugmug.com/Museums-and-Historical/Fort-Gaines-Dauphin-Island-AL/i-HhbffGB/A][img]https://photos.smugmug.com/Museums-and-Historical/Fort-Gaines-Dauphin-Island-AL/i-HhbffGB/0/a3645b03/X2/DSC_2469-X2.jpg[/img][/url] [/QUOTE]
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