Beschreibung:

by Sarony, NY. Farragut entered the Navy at 11 years of age. By the Civil War, he had command of the West Gulf Blockaing Squadron. Just a year after the war began, Farragut took New Orleans, part of the Union plan to encircle the South and cut off supply routes. After the capture, the rank of Rear Admiral was created for Farragut. At the Battle of Mobile Bay, the Confederacy's last Gulf port, his orders were to charge the bay, which was heavily mined (at the time the mines were known as torpedoes). When one of his ships sank, others tried to pull back. He reportedly said, "Damn the torpedoes. ... go ahead....full speed." Condition: Moderately toned. Light surface soil.