David Farragut
First admiral of the U.S. Navy and hero of the Battle of Mobile Bay
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He is remembered for his bold order at the Battle of Mobile Bay, often shortened to "Damn the torpedoes... full speed ahead".[1]
Quick Facts
- Birth name
- James Glasgow Farragut
- Born
- 5 July 1801
- Birthplace
- near Farragut, Tennessee (at Lowe's Ferry)
- Died
- 14 August 1870
- Place of death
- Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
- Burial place
- Woodlawn Cemetery, the Bronx
- Allegiance
- United States, 1867 (Union)
- Branch
- United States Navy, 1867 (Union Navy)
Facts from the source article.
Life and work
After his mother's death in 1808, he lived with U.S. Navy officer David Porter and adopted the name "David" in 1812.[2] Farragut was warranted a midshipman at age nine and fought in the War of 1812 under his foster father.[3] In 1823, Farragut received his first command of a U.S. naval vessel and served in the Mosquito Fleet fighting pirates in the Caribbean.[4] He commanded the sloop-of-war Saratoga during the Mexican–American War, blockading Tuxpan and carrying dispatches to Tabasco.[5]
Although a Southerner by birth, he regarded secession as treason and offered his services to the Union.[6][7] He won a great victory at the Battle of Mobile Bay on August 5, 1864, where he ordered his fleet to charge despite naval mines.[8] On September 16, 1854, Commander Farragut arrived at Vallejo, California, to supervise construction of the Mare Island Navy Yard.[9]
What the cited sources add
The Admiral Farragut Academy website states the school was founded in 1933 by navy admirals in Pine Beach, New Jersey.[10][11] A 2019 article reports that Avenue F in the area of Prospect Park South, Ditmas Park, and Fiske Terrace was renamed Farragut to honor the Civil War admiral.[12] On July 22, 2021, the Tennessee State Capitol Commission and Historical Commission decided to relocate a bust of Admiral Farragut from the Tennessee Capitol to the Tennessee State Museum.[13] The Open Library record for ISBN 9780972858717 lists "Walking Through History Portland Maine on Foot" as a 224-page book published by Next Steps Publishing in 2016.[14]
The Open Library record for ISBN 1557503842 lists "Admiral David Glasgow Farragut" as a 382-page book published by Naval Institute Press in 1998.[15] The Open Library record for ISBN 9781127512546 lists "Masons Who Helped Shape Our Nation" as a book published by Supreme Council, 33, Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, Southern Jurisdiction, U.S.A, in 1976.[16]
References
- Wikipedia, "David Farragut" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Farragut, 1879, p. 3; Hickman, 2010, p. 216; Stein, 2005, p. 5; Spears, 1905, p. 328 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "David Farragut" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Houston, Blaine, Mellette, 1916 p. 438 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "David Farragut" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Martin p. 8; Spears, 1905 p. 11 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "David Farragut" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Spears, 1905, pp. 123, 126; "Admiral David Glasgow Farragut", Naval History and Heritage Command (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "David Farragut" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Saratoga III (Sloop-of-War)", history.navy.mil (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "David Farragut" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Schouler, 1899 p. 170; John D. Winters, The Civil War in Louisiana, Baton Rouge, Louisiana: Louisiana State University Press, 1963, , p. 56 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "David Farragut" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: John D. Winters, The Civil War in Louisiana, Baton Rouge, Louisiana: Louisiana State University Press, 1963, , p. 56 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "David Farragut" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Vicksburg", Vicksburg National Military Park (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "David Farragut" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Spears, 1905 p. 143.; Farragut, 1879, pp. 168–169. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- "Admiral Farragut Academy – Florida College-Prep Private School with Boarding", Admiral Farragut Academy. facts only, no text reused. farragut.org
- Wikipedia, "David Farragut" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Admiral Farragut Academy – Florida College-Prep Private School with Boarding", Admiral Farragut Academy (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- "The Quentin Road Story", forgotten-ny.com, February 27, 2019. facts only, no text reused. forgotten-ny.com
- Wikipedia, "David Farragut" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Joseph Wenzel and Tosin Fakile, "TN Building Commission votes in favor of removal of Nathan Bedford Forrest bust from State Capitol", wsmv.com, July 22, 2021; Ledman, "Walking Through History: Portland, Maine on Foot", Next Steps Publishing, 2016, p. 3 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Open Library record, ISBN 9780972858717 ("Walking Through History Portland Maine on Foot"). CC0 (metadata); book content not read. openlibrary.org
- Open Library record, ISBN 1557503842 ("Admiral David Glasgow Farragut"). CC0 (metadata); book content not read. openlibrary.org
- Open Library record, ISBN 9781127512546 ("Masons Who Helped Shape Our Nation"). CC0 (metadata); book content not read. openlibrary.org
Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article David Farragut (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.
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