East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1865-07-12
THE LATE ADMIRAL DUPONT.
Some Account of hi. Life and Services.


From the N Y Herald
Rear Admiral Samuel Francis Du-
pont expired yesterday at the Lapierre
House, Philadelphia, being nearly 62
years of age, 90 of which were spent
in the naval service of the United
States. Admiral Dupont has been i'll
since June, 1868, being incapacitated
for active service, and has been on an
indefinite leave of absence.
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n. j., September II, 1903, of parents
of French extraction, who had re-
moved to this country several years
before. His infancy and childhood
were, however, spent in Delaware, to
which his parents moved in 1901
He entered the navy in 1915, boing
commissioned midshipman Dec. 10 of
that year.
His first cruise was made in the
74-gun ship Franklin, under Gommo-
dore Stewart. In June, Admiral
Dupont-then Lieutenant--comma
ed the Warren, which was attached
at that time to the squadron of Com
modore Dallas, cruising in the West
Indies, but which was subsequently
stationed as store-ship at Panama.
In December, lS43, he commanded
the United States brig Perry while on
the way to Rio Janeiro, bound to the
East Indies.
90 In October, 1916, having been pro-
NOTED commander, no was ordered
to the Pacific in the frigate Congress,
the flagship of Commodore X. +.
Stockton, and i'll this capacity, and as
commander of the sloop-of-war Cyane,
served through the Mexican war,
being actively engaged off the Cali
fornia coast.
One of his exploits during that con.
test occurred in February, lS4S, when
he landed at San Jose with one hun
dred marines and sailors, defeated q
large Mexican force, and rescued a
small party under Lieut.. Haywood,
who had been beleagured. In 1856,
he was promoted full Captain. In
1857, he was given the command Of
the steam frigate Minnesota, and con-
veyed Mr.. Reed, the American Min
lister, to China. After a cruise of two
years in the China waters he returned
to the United States, and on January,
l, 1861, was appointed to the CON-
-mand of the Philadelphia Navy Yard.
At this time he was the fifty eighth
On Htain in the line of promotion, being
Junior TO Lawrence Rousseau, French
Forrest, Josiah Tatnall, Franklin
Buchanan, George w. Hollins, ID. w.
Ingraham and several others who
became renowned as rebels, as well as
of Shubrick, Stringham, Breeze, Far
ragut, Paulding and Goldsborough,
whose names have been immortalized
in the loyal service of the government.
BY the desertion of the former class
Capt. Dupont was advanced in the
line of promotion until he stood on
the list of August 81, 1861, No. AZ.
Subsequently, by the retirement OF
Stewart, Shubrick, Stribling and
others, he was again advanced, and
in September, 1862, he was placed on
the list as the third Rear Admiral in
the service, Farragut being the first
and Goldsborough tho second.
In the summer of 1861 Admira
(then Commodore) Dupont was placed
in command of the South Atlantic
blockading squadron; and being call
ed upon to select some point on the
coast to be seized as basis for inlant
operations and as depot, he decided
to attack Hilton Head. The flee
which was collected in Hampton Road
for tho purpose of making the dc
scent at this point sailed from fortres
Monroe, with the transports convey
ing Gen. T. w. Sherman's forces, ol
October 30, 1861, and Hilton Hea'
Island and Bay Point we're seized an'
the rebel forts captured on Novembe
Z, after q severe engagement OF fou
hours. This engagement, which wa
, then looked upon as remarkable an