David Glasgow Farragut
Born: July 5, 1801
Birthplace: Knoxville, Tennessee
Birth Name: James Glasgow Farragut
Ancestry: Spanish and Scotch-IrishFather: George Farragut 1755 – 1817
Mother: Elizabeth Shine 1765 – 1808
Foster Father: Commodore David Porter, USN
Foster Brother: Admiral David Dixon Porter
Foster Brother: Commodore William D. Porter
1st Wife: Susan Caroline Marchant 1805 – 1840
(Buried: Cedar Grove Cemetery, Norfolk, Virginia)
Married: September 2nd, 1824
2nd Wife: Virginia Dorcas Loyall 1824 – 1884
(Buried: Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York)
Married: December 26th, 1843
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Children:
Loyall Farragut 1844 – 1916
(Buried: Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York)
Antebellum History:
1808: After the death of his mother, his father arranged for his adoption to family friend David Porter
1810: Entered the United States Navy as a Midshipman at age 9
1812: Changed his first name from "James" to "David" in honor of his foster father
1812 – 1815: Assigned to the U.S.S. Essex, serving under his foster father, David Porter
1815 – 1817: Serving in the Mediterranean Sea on U.S.S. Independence
1818: Studied Ashore for nine months in Tunis, Tunisia
1819: Served as Lt. in U.S. Navy on U.S.S. Shark
1823: Assigned his first command, the Schooner U.S.S. Ferret
1825: Promoted to Lt. on the frigate U.S.S Brandywine
1825 – 1841: Lt. in United States Navy
1826 – 1838: Served as Subordinate in United States Navy
1838: Commander of the Sloop U.S.S. Erie
1841 – 1855: Commander in United States Navy
Commander of U.S.S. Saratoga in Mexican – American War
1848 – 1853: Assistant Inspector of Ordnance, Norfolk Navy Yard
1852 – 1853: Superintendent of testing endurance of naval guns
1853 – 1854: Served on Duty in Washington, D.C.
1855 – 1862: Captain in United States Navy
1854 – 1858: Duty Establishing Mare Island Navy Yard, San Francisco
1858 – 1859: Commander of Sloop U.S.S. Brooklyn
1860 – 1861: Stationed at Norfolk Navy Yard
Civil War Career:
1862: Commander of U.S.S. Hartford, West Gulf Blockading Squadron
1862: Commander of Union Occupied New Orleans, Louisiana
1862: Wounded near Vicksburg, Mississippi on June 23rd
1862 – 1864: Rear Admiral of United States Navy
1863: Commander of Naval Forces at Battle of Port Hudson
1863: Commander of U.S.S. Monongahela
1863: Commander of U.S.S. Pensacola
1864: Naval Commander at the Battle of Mobile Bay
1864: Declined command of North Atlantic Blocking Squadron
1864 – 1866: Vice Admiral of the United States Navy
1865: Served as Pallbearer at funeral of President Abraham Lincoln
Occupation after War:
1864 – 1866: Vice Admiral of the United States Navy
1866 – 1870: Admiral of the United States Navy
1867 – 1868: Commander of European Squadron and U.S.S. Franklin
Died: August 14, 1870
Place of Death: Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, Maine
Cause of Death: Heart Attack
Age at time of Death: 69 years old
Burial Place: Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York
record of service aboard naval shipping
Served 57 Years in the United States Navy
Witness to War of 1812, Mexican–American War, and the American Civil War
Commanded 7 Commissioned U.S. Navy Ships & 2 U.S. Navy Squadrons
Farragut is the U.S. Navy's First 4-star Admiral
Witness to War of 1812, Mexican–American War, and the American Civil War
Commanded 7 Commissioned U.S. Navy Ships & 2 U.S. Navy Squadrons
Farragut is the U.S. Navy's First 4-star Admiral
1811-1815 | Frigate USS Essex I | Made the prize master of the Alexander Barclay | |
1815-1819 | Ship-of-the-Line USS Independence II | In service with the Mediterranean Squadron | |
1819 | Schooner USS Shark | Served as a lieutenant. | |
1823-1824 | Schooner USS Ferret III | Farragut's First Command | |
1825 | Frigate USS Brandywine | ||
1837 | Ship-of-the-Line USS Delaware III | Serving as Executive Officer | |
1837 | Schooner USS Boxer II | Commanding | |
1837 | Sloop-of-War USS Decatur I | Commanding | |
1838 | Sloop-of-War USS Erie I | Commanding | |
1844-1846 | Receiving Ship USS Pennsylvania | Serving as Executive Officer, berthed at Norfolk Navy Yard | |
1847-1848 | Sloop-of-War USS Saratoga III | Commanding, service on the blockade of Tuxpan | |
1859-1860 | Screw Sloop-of-War USS Brooklyn I | Commanding, in Gulf of Mexico | |
1862-1864 | Screw Sloop-of-War USS Hartford | Flagship for Farragut's West Gulf Blockading Squadron | |
1867-1868 | Screw Frigate USS Franklin | Flagship for Farragut's European Squadron |
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