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Jackson was soon promoted, transferring to the {{USS|Richmond|1860|6}},{{sfn|VANSDA}}{{sfn|Kings County Advertiser|2010}} a [[steamship|steam-powered]], wooden [[sloop-of-war]] stationed off the heavily-fortified and Confederate-controlled [[Mobile Bay]].{{sfnm|1a1=Kennerly|1a2=Mann|1a3=Loughlin|1a4=Reilly, Jr.|1y=1976|1pp=102, 104|VANSDA}} Jackson's position on the ''Richmond'' was captain of gun #10, a role he continued to serve during the [[Battle of Mobile Bay]].{{sfn|Kings County Advertiser|2010}} On August 5, 1864, Farragut commanded his fleet into the bay, with the ''Richmond'' lashed to the [[starboard]] side of the wooden steamship {{USS|Port Royal|1862|2}}. With the fleet under fire from [[Fort Morgan (Alabama)|Fort Morgan]], the [[Monitor (warship)|monitor]] {{USS|Tecumseh|1863|2}} struck a [[naval mine]] and sank in under one minute. To avoid the same fate, the sloop-of-war {{USS|Brooklyn|1858|2}} changed course and nearly struck the bow of the ''Richmond''. Confusion cascaded to the rest of the fleet until Farragut ordered the ships forward through the field of mines. At the time, mines were called ''torpedoes''. Following the command "Damn the torpedoes{{nbsp}}... full speed ahead", the ''Richmond'' proceeded into the bay and fired upon four Confederate steamships, all of which were captured by the US fleet. At the end of the day, the ''Richmond'' reported no casualties and little damage.{{sfn|Kennerly|Mann|Loughlin|Reilly, Jr.|1976|p=104}}
Following the main day of battle, the ''Richmond'' and other ships
===Summary and discharge===
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