 The Pelham Cadets (1st Battalion Alabama Cadets) served at Mobile and in various parts of Alabama in 1864 and 1865.With secession and the creation of the Confederate States Navy came the need for warships.Mobile's shipmakers responded by hastily constructing a series of vessels for naval usage, among them the CSS "Gaines" and the CSS "Morgan", both partially armored wooden ships with 2-inch armor plating over unseasoned wood.