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Farragut, David Glasgow, 1801-1870

LC control no.n 50011924
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Personal name headingFarragut, David Glasgow, 1801-1870
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Variant(s)Farragut, David Glascoe, 1801-1870
Farragut, D. G. (David Glasgow), 1801-1870
Birth date1801-07-05
Death date1870-08-14
AffiliationUnited States. Navy
Profession or occupationAdmiral
Found inHeadley, P.C. Old Salamander, 1883: t.p. (Admiral David Glascoe Farragut)
NUCMC data from Maine Hist. Soc. for Certificate for William Dwight, ca. 1870 (signed by D.G. Farragut, President of the Society of the Army and Navy of the Gulf)
English Wikipedia website, viewed June 13, 2017 (David Glasgow Farragut (also spelled Glascoe; July 5, 1801--Aug. 14, 1870) 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 for his order at the Battle of Mobile Bay (in which he was victorious) usually paraphrased as "Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead" in U.S. Navy tradition)