David Farragut
Military Person
1801 – 1870
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Who was David Farragut?
David Glasgow Farragut 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. He is remembered in popular culture for his order at the Battle of Mobile Bay, usually paraphrased as: "Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!" by U.S. Navy tradition.
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- Born
- Jul 5, 1801
Farragut - Parents
- Siblings
- Ethnicity
- Spanish American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Lived in
- Knoxville
- Died
- Aug 14, 1870
Portsmouth - Resting place
- Woodlawn Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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