FARRAGUT
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00000000: 00 80 0D 0D 0D 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 C4 C1 D6 |..... ...| 00000010: C9 C4 20 C7 CC C1 D3 C7 CF D7 20 C6 C1 D2 D2 C1 |.. ....... .....| 00000020: C7 D5 D4 0D 0D 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 |..... | 00000030: 20 20 28 31 38 30 31 2D 31 38 37 30 29 0D 0D 0D | (1801-1870)...| 00000040: 20 20 20 C2 4F 52 4E 20 4E 45 41 52 20 CB 4E 4F | .ORN NEAR .NO| 00000050: 58 56 49 4C 4C 45 2C 20 D4 45 4E 4E 45 53 53 45 |XVILLE, .ENNESSE| 00000060: 45 2C 0D C4 41 56 49 44 20 C7 2E 20 C6 41 52 52 |E,..AVID .. .ARR| 00000070: 41 47 55 54 20 42 45 47 41 4E 20 48 49 53 20 4E |AGUT BEGAN HIS N| 00000080: 41 56 41 4C 0D 43 41 52 45 45 52 20 41 54 20 41 |AVAL.CAREER AT A| 00000090: 20 54 45 4E 44 45 52 20 41 47 45 2E 20 20 C1 53 | TENDER AGE. .S| 000000A0: 20 41 20 59 4F 55 54 48 2C 0D 48 45 20 53 41 49 | A YOUTH,.HE SAI| 000000B0: 4C 45 44 20 57 49 54 48 20 C4 41 56 49 44 20 D0 |LED WITH .AVID .| 000000C0: 4F 52 54 45 52 20 28 57 48 4F 20 57 41 53 0D 54 |ORTER (WHO WAS.T| 000000D0: 4F 20 42 45 43 4F 4D 45 20 41 4E 20 49 4D 50 4F |O BECOME AN IMPO| 000000E0: 52 54 41 4E 54 20 52 45 41 52 20 41 44 4D 49 52 |RTANT REAR ADMIR| 000000F0: 41 4C 0D 44 55 52 49 4E 47 20 54 48 45 20 C3 49 |AL.DURING THE .I| 00000100: 56 49 4C 20 D7 41 52 29 20 49 4E 20 54 48 45 20 |VIL .AR) IN THE | 00000110: D7 41 52 20 4F 46 0D 31 38 31 32 2E 20 20 CF 4E |.AR OF.1812. .N| 00000120: 20 4F 4E 45 20 4F 43 43 41 53 49 4F 4E 2C 20 D0 | ONE OCCASION, .| 00000130: 4F 52 54 45 52 20 4D 41 44 45 0D 31 32 2D 59 45 |ORTER MADE.12-YE| 00000140: 41 52 2D 4F 4C 44 20 C6 41 52 52 41 47 55 54 20 |AR-OLD .ARRAGUT | 00000150: 22 4D 41 53 54 45 52 22 20 4F 46 20 41 0D 53 49 |"MASTER" OF A.SI| 00000160: 45 5A 45 44 20 C2 52 49 54 49 53 48 20 53 48 49 |EZED .RITISH SHI| 00000170: 50 2E 20 20 C8 45 20 57 41 53 20 4C 41 54 45 52 |P. .E WAS LATER| 00000180: 0D 54 41 4B 45 4E 20 50 52 49 53 4F 4E 45 52 20 |.TAKEN PRISONER | 00000190: 42 59 20 54 48 45 20 C2 52 49 54 49 53 48 20 42 |BY THE .RITISH B| 000001A0: 55 54 0D 52 45 4C 45 41 53 45 44 20 53 4F 4F 4E |UT.RELEASED SOON| 000001B0: 20 41 46 54 45 52 2E 0D 0D 0D 20 20 20 D7 48 45 | AFTER.... .HE| 000001C0: 4E 20 54 48 45 20 C3 49 56 49 4C 20 D7 41 52 20 |N THE .IVIL .AR | 000001D0: 42 52 4F 4B 45 20 4F 55 54 2C 20 54 48 45 0D C6 |BROKE OUT, THE..| 000001E0: 45 44 45 52 41 4C 20 C7 4F 56 45 52 4E 4D 45 4E |EDERAL .OVERNMEN| 000001F0: 54 20 44 45 43 49 44 45 44 20 54 48 41 54 20 CE |T DECIDED THAT .| 00000200: 45 57 0D CF 52 4C 45 41 4E 53 20 48 41 44 20 54 |EW..RLEANS HAD T| 00000210: 4F 20 42 45 20 54 41 4B 45 4E 20 54 4F 20 43 4C |O BE TAKEN TO CL| 00000220: 45 41 52 0D 50 41 53 53 41 47 45 20 55 50 20 41 |EAR.PASSAGE UP A| 00000230: 4E 44 20 44 4F 57 4E 20 54 48 45 20 CD 49 53 53 |ND DOWN THE .ISS| 00000240: 49 53 53 49 50 50 49 2E 0D C6 41 52 52 41 47 55 |ISSIPPI...ARRAGU| 00000250: 54 20 57 41 53 20 41 50 50 4F 49 4E 54 45 44 20 |T WAS APPOINTED | 00000260: 43 4F 4D 4D 41 4E 44 45 52 20 4F 46 0D 54 48 45 |COMMANDER OF.THE| 00000270: 20 53 51 55 41 44 52 4F 4E 20 41 53 53 49 47 4E | SQUADRON ASSIGN| 00000280: 45 44 20 54 48 45 20 54 41 53 4B 20 4F 46 0D 54 |ED THE TASK OF.T| 00000290: 41 4B 49 4E 47 20 54 48 45 20 43 49 54 59 2E 20 |AKING THE CITY. | 000002A0: 20 D7 49 54 48 20 48 49 53 20 46 4C 45 45 54 0D | .ITH HIS FLEET.| 000002B0: 41 53 53 45 4D 42 4C 45 44 20 41 54 20 54 48 45 |ASSEMBLED AT THE| 000002C0: 20 4D 4F 55 54 48 20 4F 46 20 54 48 45 0D CD 49 | MOUTH OF THE..I| 000002D0: 53 53 49 53 53 49 50 50 49 2C 20 48 45 20 42 45 |SSISSIPPI, HE BE| 000002E0: 47 41 4E 20 54 48 45 20 41 54 54 41 43 4B 20 49 |GAN THE ATTACK I| 000002F0: 4E 0D C1 50 52 49 4C 2C 20 31 38 36 32 2E 20 20 |N..PRIL, 1862. | 00000300: D5 4E 41 42 4C 45 20 54 4F 20 53 49 4C 45 4E 43 |.NABLE TO SILENC| 00000310: 45 20 54 48 45 0D 47 55 4E 53 20 4F 46 20 54 57 |E THE.GUNS OF TW| 00000320: 4F 20 46 4F 52 54 53 20 47 55 41 52 44 49 4E 47 |O FORTS GUARDING| 00000330: 20 54 48 45 0D 41 50 50 52 4F 41 43 48 20 54 4F | THE.APPROACH TO| 00000340: 20 54 48 45 20 4D 4F 55 54 48 2C 20 57 48 49 43 | THE MOUTH, WHIC| 00000350: 48 20 48 45 20 57 41 53 0D 55 4E 44 45 52 20 4F |H HE WAS.UNDER O| 00000360: 52 44 45 52 53 20 54 4F 20 54 41 4B 45 20 42 45 |RDERS TO TAKE BE| 00000370: 46 4F 52 45 20 41 44 56 41 4E 43 49 4E 47 0D 4F |FORE ADVANCING.O| 00000380: 4E 20 54 48 45 20 43 49 54 59 20 49 54 53 45 4C |N THE CITY ITSEL| 00000390: 46 2C 20 C6 41 52 52 41 47 55 54 20 44 45 46 49 |F, .ARRAGUT DEFI| 000003A0: 45 44 0D 48 49 53 20 4F 52 44 45 52 53 20 41 4E |ED.HIS ORDERS AN| 000003B0: 44 20 48 41 44 20 48 49 53 20 46 4C 45 45 54 20 |D HAD HIS FLEET | 000003C0: 22 52 55 4E 20 54 48 45 0D 47 55 4E 53 2E 0D 0D |"RUN THE.GUNS...| 000003D0: 0D 0D 20 20 20 C8 45 20 4C 4F 53 54 20 54 48 52 |.. .E LOST THR| 000003E0: 45 45 20 53 48 49 50 53 20 49 4E 20 54 48 45 20 |EE SHIPS IN THE | 000003F0: 50 52 4F 43 45 53 53 2C 0D 42 55 54 20 50 52 4F |PROCESS,.BUT PRO| 00000400: 43 45 45 44 45 44 20 54 4F 20 53 4F 55 4E 44 4C |CEEDED TO SOUNDL| 00000410: 59 20 44 45 46 45 41 54 20 54 48 45 0D C3 4F 4E |Y DEFEAT THE..ON| 00000420: 46 45 44 45 52 41 54 45 20 C6 4C 45 45 54 20 47 |FEDERATE .LEET G| 00000430: 55 41 52 44 49 4E 47 20 CE 45 57 20 CF 52 4C 45 |UARDING .EW .RLE| 00000440: 41 4E 53 0D 41 4E 44 20 54 4F 4F 4B 20 54 48 45 |ANS.AND TOOK THE| 00000450: 20 43 49 54 59 2E 20 D3 55 44 44 45 4E 4C 59 20 | CITY. .UDDENLY | 00000460: 48 45 20 42 45 43 41 4D 45 0D 54 48 45 20 4D 4F |HE BECAME.THE MO| 00000470: 53 54 20 41 44 4D 49 52 45 44 20 4F 46 46 49 43 |ST ADMIRED OFFIC| 00000480: 45 52 20 49 4E 20 54 48 45 20 D5 2E D3 2E 0D CE |ER IN THE ......| 00000490: 41 56 59 2E 20 20 CC 49 4E 43 4F 4C 4E 20 41 50 |AVY. .INCOLN AP| 000004A0: 50 52 4F 56 45 44 20 41 0D C3 4F 4E 47 52 45 53 |PROVED A..ONGRES| 000004B0: 53 49 4F 4E 41 4C 20 52 45 53 4F 4C 55 54 49 4F |SIONAL RESOLUTIO| 000004C0: 4E 20 54 4F 20 54 48 41 4E 4B 20 48 49 4D 2C 0D |N TO THANK HIM,.| 000004D0: 41 4E 44 20 50 52 4F 4D 4F 54 45 44 20 48 49 4D |AND PROMOTED HIM| 000004E0: 20 54 4F 20 52 45 41 52 2D 41 44 4D 49 52 41 4C | TO REAR-ADMIRAL| 000004F0: 2E 0D 0D 20 20 20 C1 46 54 45 52 20 42 41 54 54 |... .FTER BATT| 00000500: 4C 45 53 20 49 4E 20 D6 49 43 4B 53 42 55 52 47 |LES IN .ICKSBURG| 00000510: 20 41 4E 44 0D D0 4F 52 54 20 C8 55 44 53 4F 4E | AND..ORT .UDSON| 00000520: 2C 20 C6 41 52 52 41 47 55 54 20 46 49 4E 41 4C |, .ARRAGUT FINAL| 00000530: 4C 59 20 47 4F 54 20 54 48 45 0D 41 53 53 49 47 |LY GOT THE.ASSIG| 00000540: 4E 4D 45 4E 54 20 48 45 20 48 41 44 20 42 45 45 |NMENT HE HAD BEE| 00000550: 4E 20 57 41 49 54 49 4E 47 20 46 4F 52 0D 49 4E |N WAITING FOR.IN| 00000560: 20 CA 41 4E 55 41 52 59 20 31 38 36 34 3A 20 20 | .ANUARY 1864: | 00000570: 54 4F 20 43 41 50 54 55 52 45 20 54 48 45 0D C3 |TO CAPTURE THE..| 00000580: 4F 4E 46 45 44 45 52 41 54 45 20 46 4F 52 43 45 |ONFEDERATE FORCE| 00000590: 53 20 41 52 4F 55 4E 44 20 CD 4F 42 49 4C 45 20 |S AROUND .OBILE | 000005A0: C2 41 59 2E 0D CF 4E 20 C1 55 47 55 53 54 20 35 |.AY...N .UGUST 5| 000005B0: 20 48 45 20 42 45 47 41 4E 20 54 48 45 20 41 53 | HE BEGAN THE AS| 000005C0: 53 41 55 4C 54 0D 41 47 41 49 4E 53 54 20 54 48 |SAULT.AGAINST TH| 000005D0: 45 20 44 45 46 45 4E 44 49 4E 47 20 46 4F 52 54 |E DEFENDING FORT| 000005E0: 53 20 57 49 54 48 20 54 57 4F 0D 49 52 4F 4E 43 |S WITH TWO.IRONC| 000005F0: 4C 41 44 53 20 41 4E 44 20 31 34 20 57 4F 4F 44 |LADS AND 14 WOOD| 00000600: 45 4E 20 53 48 49 50 53 2E 0D 0D 0D 20 20 20 D7 |EN SHIPS.... .| 00000610: 48 45 4E 20 4F 4E 45 20 4F 46 20 48 49 53 20 53 |HEN ONE OF HIS S| 00000620: 48 49 50 53 2C 20 54 48 45 0D D4 45 43 55 4D 53 |HIPS, THE..ECUMS| 00000630: 45 48 2C 20 57 41 53 20 48 49 54 20 42 59 20 41 |EH, WAS HIT BY A| 00000640: 20 54 4F 52 50 45 44 4F 20 28 4D 49 4E 45 29 0D | TORPEDO (MINE).| 00000650: 41 4E 44 20 53 55 4E 4B 2C 20 48 49 53 20 46 4C |AND SUNK, HIS FL| 00000660: 45 45 54 20 48 45 53 49 54 41 54 45 44 20 41 4E |EET HESITATED AN| 00000670: 44 20 48 49 53 0D 53 55 42 4F 52 44 49 4E 41 54 |D HIS.SUBORDINAT| 00000680: 45 20 43 4F 4D 4D 41 4E 44 45 52 53 20 41 44 56 |E COMMANDERS ADV| 00000690: 49 53 45 44 0D 43 41 55 54 49 4F 4E 2E 20 20 D7 |ISED.CAUTION. .| 000006A0: 48 49 4C 45 20 48 49 47 48 20 55 50 20 4F 4E 20 |HILE HIGH UP ON | 000006B0: 54 48 45 20 4D 41 49 4E 0D 52 49 47 47 49 4E 47 |THE MAIN.RIGGING| 000006C0: 20 4F 46 20 48 49 53 20 46 4C 41 47 53 48 49 50 | OF HIS FLAGSHIP| 000006D0: 2C 20 C6 41 52 52 41 47 55 54 0D 52 45 43 45 49 |, .ARRAGUT.RECEI| 000006E0: 56 45 44 20 54 48 45 20 57 41 52 4E 49 4E 47 2C |VED THE WARNING,| 000006F0: 20 22 D4 4F 52 50 45 44 4F 45 53 0D 41 48 45 41 | ".ORPEDOES.AHEA| 00000700: 44 21 22 20 54 4F 20 57 48 49 43 48 20 48 45 20 |D!" TO WHICH HE | 00000710: 52 45 53 50 4F 4E 44 45 44 20 57 49 54 48 0D 54 |RESPONDED WITH.T| 00000720: 48 45 20 4E 4F 57 20 46 41 4D 4F 55 53 20 43 4F |HE NOW FAMOUS CO| 00000730: 4D 4D 41 4E 44 2C 20 22 C4 41 4D 4E 20 54 48 45 |MMAND, ".AMN THE| 00000740: 0D 54 4F 52 50 45 44 4F 45 53 20 2D 2D 20 46 55 |.TORPEDOES -- FU| 00000750: 4C 4C 20 53 50 45 45 44 20 41 48 45 41 44 21 22 |LL SPEED AHEAD!"| 00000760: 20 20 C8 49 53 0D 46 4C 45 45 54 20 54 4F 4F 4B | .IS.FLEET TOOK| 00000770: 20 54 48 45 20 42 41 59 2C 20 41 4E 44 20 54 48 | THE BAY, AND TH| 00000780: 45 20 CE 4F 52 54 48 0D 42 45 43 41 4D 45 20 45 |E .ORTH.BECAME E| 00000790: 43 53 54 41 54 49 43 2E 20 C1 20 4E 45 57 20 52 |CSTATIC. . NEW R| 000007A0: 41 4E 4B 20 4F 46 0D 56 49 43 45 2D 41 44 4D 49 |ANK OF.VICE-ADMI| 000007B0: 52 41 4C 20 57 41 53 20 43 52 45 41 54 45 44 20 |RAL WAS CREATED | 000007C0: 46 4F 52 20 C6 41 52 52 41 47 55 54 2C 0D 41 4E |FOR .ARRAGUT,.AN| 000007D0: 44 20 57 45 41 4C 54 48 59 20 CE 45 57 20 D9 4F |D WEALTHY .EW .O| 000007E0: 52 4B 45 52 53 20 47 41 56 45 20 48 49 4D 20 41 |RKERS GAVE HIM A| 000007F0: 0D 50 55 52 53 45 20 4F 46 20 24 35 30 2C 30 30 |.PURSE OF $50,00| 00000800: 30 2E 0D 0D 0D 0D 20 20 20 C1 46 54 45 52 20 54 |0..... .FTER T| 00000810: 48 45 20 57 41 52 2C 20 C6 41 52 52 41 47 55 54 |HE WAR, .ARRAGUT| 00000820: 20 42 45 43 41 4D 45 20 54 48 45 0D 46 49 52 53 | BECAME THE.FIRS| 00000830: 54 20 4F 46 46 49 43 45 52 20 49 4E 20 54 48 45 |T OFFICER IN THE| 00000840: 20 D5 2E D3 2E 20 CE 41 56 59 20 54 4F 20 42 45 | .... .AVY TO BE| 00000850: 0D 50 52 4F 4D 4F 54 45 44 20 54 4F 20 54 48 45 |.PROMOTED TO THE| 00000860: 20 52 41 4E 4B 20 4F 46 20 46 55 4C 4C 20 41 44 | RANK OF FULL AD| 00000870: 4D 49 52 41 4C 0D 28 CA 55 4C 59 20 32 35 2C 20 |MIRAL.(.ULY 25, | 00000880: 31 38 36 36 29 2E 0D 0D 20 20 20 C6 41 52 52 41 |1866)... .ARRA| 00000890: 47 55 54 20 4C 45 44 20 54 48 45 20 4D 4F 53 54 |GUT LED THE MOST| 000008A0: 20 45 58 43 49 54 49 4E 47 0D 4E 41 56 41 4C 20 | EXCITING.NAVAL | 000008B0: 4D 41 4E 45 55 56 45 52 53 20 4F 46 20 54 48 45 |MANEUVERS OF THE| 000008C0: 20 C3 49 56 49 4C 20 D7 41 52 2E 0D C8 49 53 20 | .IVIL .AR...IS | 000008D0: 53 55 43 43 45 53 53 20 43 41 4D 45 20 46 52 4F |SUCCESS CAME FRO| 000008E0: 4D 20 48 49 53 20 41 47 47 52 45 53 53 49 56 45 |M HIS AGGRESSIVE| 000008F0: 0D 41 50 50 52 4F 41 43 48 2E 20 20 C8 45 20 41 |.APPROACH. .E A| 00000900: 43 43 45 50 54 45 44 20 54 48 41 54 20 54 48 45 |CCEPTED THAT THE| 00000910: 52 45 0D 57 4F 55 4C 44 20 42 45 20 4C 4F 53 53 |RE.WOULD BE LOSS| 00000920: 45 53 2C 20 42 55 54 20 52 45 46 55 53 45 44 20 |ES, BUT REFUSED | 00000930: 54 4F 0D 43 4F 4E 53 49 44 45 52 20 54 48 45 20 |TO.CONSIDER THE | 00000940: 50 4F 53 53 49 42 49 4C 49 54 59 20 4F 46 20 44 |POSSIBILITY OF D| 00000950: 45 46 45 41 54 2E 0D D7 48 49 4C 45 20 56 49 53 |EFEAT...HILE VIS| 00000960: 49 54 49 4E 47 20 41 20 D0 4F 52 54 53 4D 4F 55 |ITING A .ORTSMOU| 00000970: 54 48 2C 20 CE 45 57 0D C8 41 4D 50 53 48 49 52 |TH, .EW..AMPSHIR| 00000980: 45 20 4E 41 56 59 20 59 41 52 44 2C 20 C6 41 52 |E NAVY YARD, .AR| 00000990: 52 41 47 55 54 20 48 41 44 20 41 0D 48 45 41 52 |RAGUT HAD A.HEAR| 000009A0: 54 20 41 54 54 41 43 4B 20 41 4E 44 20 44 49 45 |T ATTACK AND DIE| 000009B0: 44 20 4F 4E 20 C1 55 47 55 53 54 20 31 34 2C 0D |D ON .UGUST 14,.| 000009C0: 31 38 37 30 2E 0D 0D 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 |1870... | 000009D0: 20 20 20 20 20 2A 20 20 2A 20 20 2A 0D | * * *. |
..... DAVID GLASGOW FARRAGUT..
(1801-1870)... BORN NEAR KNO
XVILLE, TENNESSEE,.DAVID G. FARRAGUT BEG
AN HIS NAVAL.CAREER AT A TENDER AGE. AS
A YOUTH,.HE SAILED WITH DAVID PORTER (W
HO WAS.TO BECOME AN IMPORTANT REAR ADMIR
AL.DURING THE CIVIL WAR) IN THE WAR OF.1
812. ON ONE OCCASION, PORTER MADE.12-YE
AR-OLD FARRAGUT "MASTER" OF A.SIEZED BRI
TISH SHIP. HE WAS LATER.TAKEN PRISONER
BY THE BRITISH BUT.RELEASED SOON AFTER..
.. WHEN THE CIVIL WAR BROKE OUT, THE.F
EDERAL GOVERNMENT DECIDED THAT NEW.ORLEA
NS HAD TO BE TAKEN TO CLEAR.PASSAGE UP A
ND DOWN THE MISSISSIPPI..FARRAGUT WAS AP
POINTED COMMANDER OF.THE SQUADRON ASSIGN
ED THE TASK OF.TAKING THE CITY. WITH HI
S FLEET.ASSEMBLED AT THE MOUTH OF THE.MI
SSISSIPPI, HE BEGAN THE ATTACK IN.APRIL,
1862. UNABLE TO SILENCE THE.GUNS OF TW
O FORTS GUARDING THE.APPROACH TO THE MOU
TH, WHICH HE WAS.UNDER ORDERS TO TAKE BE
FORE ADVANCING.ON THE CITY ITSELF, FARRA
GUT DEFIED.HIS ORDERS AND HAD HIS FLEET
"RUN THE.GUNS..... HE LOST THREE SHIPS
IN THE PROCESS,.BUT PROCEEDED TO SOUNDL
Y DEFEAT THE.CONFEDERATE FLEET GUARDING
NEW ORLEANS.AND TOOK THE CITY. SUDDENLY
HE BECAME.THE MOST ADMIRED OFFICER IN TH
E U.S..NAVY. LINCOLN APPROVED A.CONGRES
SIONAL RESOLUTION TO THANK HIM,.AND PROM
OTED HIM TO REAR-ADMIRAL... AFTER BATT
LES IN VICKSBURG AND.PORT HUDSON, FARRAG
UT FINALLY GOT THE.ASSIGNMENT HE HAD BEE
N WAITING FOR.IN JANUARY 1864: TO CAPTU
RE THE.CONFEDERATE FORCES AROUND MOBILE
BAY..ON AUGUST 5 HE BEGAN THE ASSAULT.AG
AINST THE DEFENDING FORTS WITH TWO.IRONC
LADS AND 14 WOODEN SHIPS.... WHEN ONE
OF HIS SHIPS, THE.TECUMSEH, WAS HIT BY A
TORPEDO (MINE).AND SUNK, HIS FLEET HESI
TATED AND HIS.SUBORDINATE COMMANDERS ADV
ISED.CAUTION. WHILE HIGH UP ON THE MAIN
.RIGGING OF HIS FLAGSHIP, FARRAGUT.RECEI
VED THE WARNING, "TORPEDOES.AHEAD!" TO W
HICH HE RESPONDED WITH.THE NOW FAMOUS CO
MMAND, "DAMN THE.TORPEDOES -- FULL SPEED
AHEAD!" HIS.FLEET TOOK THE BAY, AND TH
E NORTH.BECAME ECSTATIC. A NEW RANK OF.V
ICE-ADMIRAL WAS CREATED FOR FARRAGUT,.AN
D WEALTHY NEW YORKERS GAVE HIM A.PURSE O
F $50,000..... AFTER THE WAR, FARRAGUT
BECAME THE.FIRST OFFICER IN THE U.S. NA
VY TO BE.PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF FULL AD
MIRAL.(JULY 25, 1866)... FARRAGUT LED
THE MOST EXCITING.NAVAL MANEUVERS OF THE
CIVIL WAR..HIS SUCCESS CAME FROM HIS AG
GRESSIVE.APPROACH. HE ACCEPTED THAT THE
RE.WOULD BE LOSSES, BUT REFUSED TO.CONSI
DER THE POSSIBILITY OF DEFEAT..WHILE VIS
ITING A PORTSMOUTH, NEW.HAMPSHIRE NAVY Y
ARD, FARRAGUT HAD A.HEART ATTACK AND DIE
D ON AUGUST 14,.1870... *
* *.
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