West Gulf Blockading Squadron

Squadron · United States · January 20, 1862 – June 30, 1865

David Farragut's Union squadron: it took New Orleans, ran the Mississippi batteries and won at Mobile Bay.

February 20, 1862 – March 15, 1862 Farragut takes command at Ship Island Map
April 8, 1862 – April 23, 1862 Head of Passes, Mississippi River Map
April 24, 1862 Runs past Forts Jackson and St. Philip Map
April 25, 1862 – May 1, 1862 Capture of New Orleans Takes New Orleans Map
May 9, 1862 Steams upriver past Baton Rouge Map
June 28, 1862 – July 24, 1862 Runs past the Vicksburg batteries Map
July 28, 1862 – March 10, 1863 New Orleans Map
March 14, 1863 Hartford and Albatross run past Port Hudson Map
May 22, 1863 – July 9, 1863 Siege of Port Hudson Supports the Siege of Port Hudson Map
August 1, 1863 – July 31, 1864 Blockades Mobile and Texas from Pensacola (approximate) Map
August 5, 1864 Battle of Mobile Bay Map
August 6, 1864 – April 11, 1865 Holds Mobile Bay Map
April 12, 1865 – June 30, 1865 Mobile Map