";s:4:"text";s:2740:" Knoxville's Secret History, page 17. The student understands the impact of significant national and international decisions and conflicts during the Civil War on the United States. History. His father operated the ferry and was a cavalry officer in the Tennessee militia. The Confederates would grow to attempt to steer clear of any and all action that would involve Farragut or his men. David Glasgow Farragut (July 5, 1801 in Knoxville, Tennessee - August 14, 1870 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire) was an American 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.He commanded the naval forces of the Union Navy in the Battle of Mobile Bay. David Farragut and Gordon Granger are the Union leaders. The first postage stamp (at left) to honor Farragut was the 1-dollar black Numerous places and things are named in remembrance of Admiral Farragut:
Admiral David Farragut entered the U.S. Navy at age 9 and just two years later served in the War of 1812. He was born in Knoxville, Tennessee on July 5, 1801. David G. Farragut, a Union Flag Officer, is given command of the Western Gulf Blockading Squadron.Union Captain David Farragut arrives outside of New Orleans, Louisiana with his naval forces in tow. One Union ironclad is sunk. Monitor and the Merrimack (C.S.S. The Confederates are led by Franklin Buchanan and Richard Page. All Rights Reserved. After the battle, Farragut was awarded the rank of major. A line of mines (“torpedoes”) on one side of the bay’s channel obliged any attacking ships to pass close to Fort Morgan on the other side of the channel, and the Confederate ironclad Subscribe for fascinating stories connecting the past to the present.On August 5, 1864, at the Battle of Mobile Bay during the American Civil War (1861-65), Union Admiral David Farragut (1801-70) led his flotilla through the Confederate defenses at Mobile, Alabama, to seal one of the last major Southern ports. Born in Scotland in 1747, Jones came to America as a merchant sailor. Scruffy City Publishing, 1995.