The Battle of Mobile Bay, (sculpture).

The Battle of Mobile Bay, (sculpture).

Rayford, Julian Lee, 1908/10- , sculptor.

The Battle of Mobile Bay, (sculpture).

Battle of Mobile Bay Monument, (sculpture).

Dedicated Aug. 5, 1964.

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Relief panel: bronze; Relief battleship: bronze; Wall: brick with granite posts and lintel.

Relief panel: approx. 25 1/2 x 41 1/2 x 2 in.; Relief battleship: approx. 10 x 30 x 2 in.; Wall: approx. 6 1/2 ft. x 6 ft. 8 in. x 19 in.

(Relief panel, between figures of Farragut and Buchanan, raised:) .IN MEMORY./OF THE BATTLE OF/.MOBILE BAY./ONE OF THE FIERCEST/AND MOST DECISIVE/BATTLES IN NAVAL/.HISTORY./COMMEMORATED/ON THE CENTENNIAL/AUGUST 5.1964/FARRAGUT JULIAN LEE RAYFORD BUCHANAN (On plaque on proper left side of lintel, raised:) CONFEDERATE RAM/TENNESSEE (On plaque on proper left post, lower section:) GRANITE BLOCKS FROM/OLD CUSTOMS HOUSE/BUILT 1856/DEMOLISHED 1965 (On plaque on proper left post, inner section:) JOSEPH N. LANGAN,/MAYOR OF MOBILE/LEROY STEVENS,/CHM. COUNTY COMMISSION/MARTIN J. JOHNSON,/CHM. CENTEN. COMMISSION (On plaque on proper right post, lower section, raised:) JOSEPH N. LANGAN,/MAYOR OF MOBILE/LEROY STEVENS,/CHMN. COUNTY COMM./MARTIN J. JOHNSON,/CHMN. CENT. COMM. signed

Bronze relief panel, rectangular in shape, depicting standing figures of Admiral Farragut and Commander Buchanan facing each other, with inscription between them. Farragut stands on the proper right side, while Buchanan stands on the proper left. Both men are dressed in military uniforms with long belted jackets, caps, and swords. The relief panel is mounted on a freestanding wall consisting of brick recessed within granite posts and lintel. A separate bronze relief of a battleship is mounted on the front of the lintel. There is a planter along the lower section of the brick section of the wall.

Portrait male -- Buchanan, Franklin -- Full length

Occupation -- Military -- Commander

Portrait male -- Farragut, David Glasgow -- Full length

Occupation -- Military -- Admiral

Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform

Object -- Weapon -- Sword

Architecture -- Boat -- Warship

History -- United States -- Civil War

Outdoor Sculpture -- Alabama -- Mobile

Administered by City of Mobile, Buildings & Grounds, 111 South Royal Street, Mobile, Alabama 36602

Located Bienville Square, Dauphin & St. Emanuel Streets, Mobile, Alabama

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Alabama survey, 1993.

Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985.

Sheffield, Alton, Administrative Asst., Museum Department, City of Mobile, 1976.

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