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	David Farragut
		Farragut had no faith in the efficacy of these mortars, but, as a great deal of time and money had been spent in their preparation, he accepted the fleet as he found it.
		Farragut was impatient with this operation, as it only served to give the enemy warning, and he found the greatest difficulty in preventing collisions in his fleet.
		Farragut was planning to attack the ram as soon as it should be dark enough to prevent the garrison of the fort from seeing which was friend and which foe; but the ram anticipated him, steaming directly for the flagship in the midst of the fleet.
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		Farragut, who became a midshipman at age 9, was the son of a Spaniard who fought in the Revolutionary War.
		Farragut's rise to the post of admiral in 1866 was the crowning moment in a career that began before he was a teenager and lasted for more than five decades.
		A Southerner by birth, Farragut nonetheless pledged his allegiance to the Union cause and was given command of a heavy fleet.
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	David G. Farragut
		His father, Jorge Farragut, hailed from a seafaring family and emigrated to this country in 1776 from the island of Minorca, off the east coast of Spain.
		David Porter, one of the Navy's finest officers, befriended the Farragut family through an unusual chain of events in which the Farraguts rescued Porter's unconscious father from the deck of a drifting boat.
		David followed his adopted father to the sea at the tender ago of eight and received his first naval appointment as midshipman at large at the age of nine and a half.
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	David Glasgow Farragut (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Although Farragut was Southern born, married a Virginian -- "a very superior woman in character and cultivation" -- and resided in the South, he was squarely behind the Union.
		Farragut next wanted to take his fleet and capture Mobile Bay, but the opening of the Mississippi River was the first prority, and he contributed top the success of that long struggle by blockading the mouth of the Red River and supporting the siege of the Confederate fort at Port Hudson.
		Farragut went back to the Gulf Coast in 1864 and fought the fiercest of his battles when he "damned the torpedoes" and blasted his way into Mobile Bay.
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	David Farragut
		David Glasgow Farragut (July 5, 1801- August 14, 1870) was an admiral of the United States Navy during the American Civil War.
		Farragut was born at Campbell's Station, near Knoxville, Tennessee.
		Admiral Farragut's last active service was in command of the European Squadron with Franklin as his flagship, and he died at the age of 69 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
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	David Glasgow Farragut - LoveToKnow 1911
		At the early age of nine he entered the navy, under the protection of his name-father, Captain David Porter, with whom he served in the "Essex" during her cruise in the Altantic in 1812, and afterwards in the Pacific, until her capture by the "Phoebe," in Valparaiso Bay, on the 28th of March 1814.
		Farragut was promoted to it, and in July 1866 was further promoted to the rank of admiral.
		The appointment was an honourable distinction without political or naval import: the "Franklin" was, to all intents, for the time being, a yacht at Farragut's disposal; and her arrival in the different ports was the signal for international courtesies, entertainments and social gaiety.
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	Farragut, David - Tennessee History for Kids
		David Farragut was the first American to ever hold the rank of admiral and the highest ranking officer in the U. Navy during the Civil War.
		Farragut was born in 1801 near Knoxville (the suburb of Farragut is named for him).
		A few years later, young Farragut was taken to Pennsylvania, where he was raised by a naval officer (whose rank was Commodore) named David Porter.
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	David G. Farragut (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Although Farragut was Southern born, married a Virginian -- "a very superior woman in character and cultivation" -- and resided in the South, he was squarely behind the Union.
		Farragut next wanted to take his fleet and capture Mobile Bay, but the opening of the Mississippi River was the first priority, and he contributed top the success of that long struggle by blockading the mouth of the Red River and supporting the siege of the Confederate fort at Port Hudson.
		Farragut went back to the Gulf Coast in 1864 and fought the fiercest of his battles when he "dammed the torpedoes" and blasted his way into Mobile Bay.
	www.worldsfinestnavy.com /DavidFarragut.html (398 words)

	David Farragut at AllExperts
		David Glasgow Farragut (July 5, 1801 – August 14, 1870) was the commander-in-chief of the U.S. Navy during the American Civil War.
		Farragut was born to Jordi and Elizabeth Farragut at Campbell's Station, near Knoxville, Tennessee, where his father was serving as a cavalry officer in the Tennessee militia.
		David Farragut entered the Navy as a midshipman on December 17, 1810.
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	David Glasgow Farragut — FactMonster.com
		Farragut had succeeded in stifling Confederate blockade-running in the Gulf of Mexico, except at its chief source, Mobile, and he moved on that port in 1864.
		Farragut, disregarding the torpedoes (with the famous cry “Damn the torpedoes”), forced these defenses and defeated Buchanan for his crowning victory on Aug. 5, 1864.
		Farragut was easily the outstanding naval commander of the war.
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	DAVID GLASGOW FARRAGUT
		David Farragut was born to Jordi and Elizabeth Farragut at Campbell's Station, near Knoxville, Tennessee, where his father was serving as a calvary officer in the Tennessee militia in 1801.
		Farragut was wounded and captured during the cruise of the Essex by HMS Phoebe in Valparaiso Bay in Chile, on March 28, 1814.
		Farragut's last active duty was in command of the European Squadron, with the screw frigate "Franklin" as his flagship.
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	David Farragut
		First admiral of the United States Navy, the son of Major George Farragut, a Catalan by descent, a Minorquin by birth, who had emigrated to America in 1776, and, after the peace, had married a lady of Scottish family and settled near Knoxville, in Tennessee; there Farragut was born on the 5th of July 1801.
		At the early age of nine he entered the navy, under the protection of his name-father, Captain David Porter, with whom he served in the "Essex" during her cruise in the Altantic in 1812, and afterwards in the Paciflc, until her capture by the "Phoebe", in Valparaiso Bay, on the 28th of March 1814.
		The appointment was an honorable distinction without political or naval import: the "Franklin" was, to all intents, for the time being, a yacht at Farragut's disposal; and her arrival in the different ports was the signal for international courtesies, entertainments and social gaiety.
	www.nndb.com /people/050/000094765 (698 words)

	Lincoln's Admiral: The Civil War Campaigns of David Farragut.(Review) (book review) - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Farragut was devoted to both wooden ships and the high seas.
		David learned well and distinguished himself during the War of 1812, but his naval career as an adult offered little opportunity for combat.
		Duffy describes some of Farragut's personal relationships, both within his family and among his fellow officers, and in the process depicts a man who was not only gallant and audacious, but caring and compassionate.
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	David G. Farragut
		David Glasgow Farragut was born near Knoxville, Tennessee, and entered the United States Navy at the age of nine, not an unusual occurrence in that era.
		Farragut saw service in the War of 1812 and was captured briefly by the British.
		At the age of 12, Farragut was a prize master, and he rose through the ranks to become a captain in 1855.
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	USS Farragut DDG-99
		David followed his adopted father to the sea at the tender age of eight and received his first naval appointment as midshipman at large at the age of nine and a half.
		Farragut then received news that Charles H. Davis, commander of the Western Flotilla, had finally captured Fort Pillow and Memphis and was now only 20 miles north of Vicksburg.
		Farragut's fleet of wooden ships, along with four small ironclad monitors, began the attack on Mobile Bay early in the morning of August 5, 1864.
	www.farragut.navy.mil /admfarragut.html (1587 words)

	Admiral David Farragut West Gulf Blockading Squadron Commander Union Navy (Site not responding. Last check: )
		At the age of nine, David was promised an appointment as a midshipman as soon as he completed the tenth year of school.
		At the age of twelve, David Farragut was made master of a captured vessel during the War of 1812.
		Incidentally, the commander of the mortar flotilla section of the fleet was David Dixon Porter, the son of David Farragut's guardian.
	www.civilwarfamilyhistory.com /new_page_173.htm (494 words)

	David Farragut Summary
		The American naval officer David Glasgow Farragut (1801-1870) was the hero of two of the most important Union naval victories in the Civil War.
		James (later David) G. Farragut was born on July 5, 1801, near K...
		David Glasgow Farragut(July 5, 1801 – August 14, 1870) was the commander-in-chief of the U.S. Navy during the American Civil War.
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	David Glasgow Farragut Biography \| Encyclopedia of World Biography
		James (later David) G. Farragut was born on July 5, 1801, near Knoxville, Tenn., the son of George Farragut, a U.S. Army and Navy officer.
		Farragut changed his first name from James to David while sailing with Porter on the Essex during the War of 1812.
		Farragut served in the Mediterranean (1815-1820) and temporarily commanded the brig Spark.
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	David Farragut
		Commander Farragut, then standing No. 18 on the list, was ordered to the chief command of this post, and became commandant of the new yard.
		fitted out Captain Farragut was appointed by the Navy Department as its Flag-Officer, and, judging by the reports that have reached us, he has bravely filled the position, and added one more sprig to the already heavy laurel wreath won by the navy of the United States.
		Commodore Farragut is still an active and comparatively young-looking man. He has been twice married, the last time to the niece of George Loyall, Buchanan's Navy Agent at Norfolk, and one who is reported as bitter a secessionist as any in that vicinity.
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	Admiral David Farragut
		Admiral David Glasgow Farragut was the hero of the Union Navy's successful run past the two Confederate forts guarding the lower Mississippi River approach to New Orleans, which led to the immediate capture of the city.
		In preparation for this battle, Farragut ordered a smaller gunboat lashed to the port side of three of his larger ships, Hartford, Richmond, and Monongahela, to provide more power and steering control against the five mile-per-hour river current.
		Throughout the siege period, Farragut's ships continued to bombard the Confederate defenses.
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	American Civil War Documents & Autographs
		Manuscript document written aboard Farragut’s famous flagship the USS Hartford, off the port of Mobile, less then two months before the pivotal Battle of Mobile Bay.
		The second US admiral, after David G. Farragut, he received Congressional commendations several times during the Civil War.
		Two-page document dated July 1, 1869, giving Commander John G. Walker of the USS Sabine his sailing orders, with provision for allowing his midshipmen to disembark to take their Naval Academy exams for promotion.
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	Farragut Press
		He is survived by his wife of 22 years, Jan Watson Thornton; his children, Elizabeth Janklow of Jacksonville, Fla., Dr. Rebecca Jackson of Knoxville, James Thornton of Knoxville and John Thornton of Knoxville; five grandchildren.
		The family requests that donations, in lieu of flowers, be made in Bob’s name to Disabled American Veterans, or a similar charity.
		Memorial contributions may be sent in the name of Trevor T. Norton to the Loudon County Literacy Council, 2145 Harrison Ave, Lenoir City, TN 37771.
	www.farragutpress.com /pages/obituaries.html (1401 words)

	David Farragut
		Farragut was sent to school for a while but by 1821 was an officer in the navy.
		On the outbreak of the American Civil War Farragut was given command of the West Blockading Squadron.
		Farragut and his foster brother, David Porter, captured the forts guarding the port in April, 1862 and troops led by General Benjamin F. Butler occupied the city soon afterwards.
	www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /USACWfarragut.htm (301 words)

	DAVID GLASGOW FARRAGUT... - Online Information article about DAVID GLASGOW FARRAGUT... (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Vicksburg, from which, however, Farragut was compelled to withdraw, having relearnt the old See also:
		With this Farragut's active service came to an end; for though in September 1864 he was offered the command of the force intended for the reduction of We mington, the See also:
		Farragut was promoted to it, and in July 1866 was further promoted to the rank of admiral.
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	David G. Farragut
		Born on July 5, 1801, near Knoxville, Tennessee, he entered the U.S. Navy as a midshipman at the age of nine, was captured by the British during the War of 1812, and served in the Mediterranean Sea from 1815 to 1820.
		Farragut immediately declared his loyalty to the Union on the outbreak of the American Civil War.
		In the Battle of Mobile Bay, his greatest victory, Farragut rallied his men with the famous cry "Damn the torpedoes!" as he led the greater part of his fleet successfully through a dangerous torpedo-mined area opposite the city.
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		David Farragut was born in Campbell's Station, Tennessee on July 5, 1801.
		Adopted at a young age by Commodore David D. Porter, it was through Porter's teachings that Farragut was commissioned a midshipman on December 17, 1810, serving under his adopted father during the War of 1812.
		By the summer of 1862, Farragut was in command on the Mississippi River, however, in spite of his efforts and those of the army, Vicksburg had not yet been captured.
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