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| North |
| 1801-1870 |
| Tennessee
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| Admiral |
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The first American to become a
full admiral demonstrated extraordinary ability as a
pre-teenage captain’s aide during the War of 1812,
and served with distinction for more than 40 years.
Still, Farragut’s long career might have been
forgotten except for his best-known Union victory at
Mobile Bay in August 1864, which produced the legendary
epithet, "Damn the torpedos!" Congress created
the full admiralcy for Farragut two years later. |
