Download or read book Mobile Under Siege written by Paula Lenor Webb and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2016-11-14 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On August 5, 1864, the Civil War arrived at Mobile's doorstep. The Union navy blockaded Mobile Bay and the city for eight months. Confederate general Dabney Maury fought to protect the city and its citizens who refused to leave, such as Octavia LeVert and Augusta Evans. Union admiral Farragut and General Canby slowly starved the city, knowing that the fall of Mobile could end the war. Author Paula Webb details the experiences of the ordeal and the defeat of a Confederate city that echoed through the entire country.