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David Farragut
Admiral David Farragut
PHOTO: U.S. Navy
David Farragut was the first American to ever hold the rank of admiral and the highest ranking officer in the U.S. Navy during the Civil War. He was also the originator of the most famous quote ever said by an American naval officer.
Naturally, he was a Tennessean.
Farragut was born in 1801 near Knoxville. When he was a very young boy, his father moved to New Orleans. A few years later, young Farragut was taken to Pennsylvania, where he was adopted by a naval officer named David Porter. “At the time it was not uncommon for parents to place a child with someone who could train them in a career,” a National Park Service web site explains.
Porter raised young David Farragut for a life in the navy. At the age of 11 — that’s right, ELEVEN — he served on board a U. S. warship that captured a British vessel during the War of 1812. He later became an officer, and served with merit in the navy through the 1820s, 30s, 40s, and 50s.
When Civil War broke out, Farragut sided with the union. He
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David Farragut (1801-70) was an accomplished U.S. naval officer, who received great acclaim for his service to the Union during the American Civil War (1861-65). Farragut commanded the Union blockade of Southern ports, helped capture the the Confederate city of New Orleans and provided support for General Ulysses S. Grant’s siege of Vicksburg. Farragut is best known for his victory at the Battle of Mobile Bay in August 1864, during which he commanded his fleet to ignore Confederate defenses in the harbor, famously proclaiming “Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!”
Farragut was befriended as a youth in New Orleans by Captain (later Commodore) David Porter (of the U.S. Navy), who adopted him. Farragut served under Porter aboard the frigate Essex in the War of 1812; this vessel captured so many British whaling vessels that Farragut, then age 12, was put in charge of one of the prize ships. By the age of 20 he was already an accomplished ship’s officer. In 1823 he served under Porter in a squadron that suppressed pirates in the Caribbean. He was given his first independent command i
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David Farragut
United States Navy admiral (1801–1870)
David Glasgow Farragut (; also spelled Glascoe;[1][2][3][4] July 5, 1801 – August 14, 1870) was a flag officer of the United States Navy during the American Civil War. He was the first rear admiral, vice admiral, and admiral in the United States Navy.[5][6] He is remembered in U.S. Navy tradition for his bold order at the Battle of Mobile Bay, usually abbreviated to "Damn the torpedoes ... full speed ahead."[7][8]
Born near Knoxville, Tennessee, Farragut was fostered by naval officer David Porter after the death of his mother. When he was 11 years old, Farragut served in the War of 1812 under the command of his adoptive father. He received his first command in 1823, at the age of 22, and went on to participate in anti-piracy operations in the Caribbean Sea. He then served in the Mexican–American War under the command of Matthew C. Perry, participating in the blockade of Tuxpan. After the war, he oversaw the construction of the Mare Island N
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