The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-08-25
Vol %, No. 90

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| Death ef Admiral Farragut.
/ Admiral David Glascoe Farragu,
died at the residence of Commodore
Pennock, At the Portsmouth, New
Hampshire, Navy Yard, yesterday
August 18th, 1870, at IL o. clock, noon
He was born at Campbell Station
Tennessee, in 1901. and was appoint
cd midshipman in the Navy "a,
large" December II, 1870; commits
sionod Lieutenant, Jan. ID, 1926; at
tached to receiving ship at Norfolk,
Va, 1927 seryed on board sloop Of
wsr, Neadlbis Brazil Squadron, 1923
and 1851; attached to sloop Of war,
Brazil Squadron, 1884 commissioned
as Commander, Sept. 8, 1S41; Com.
manding sloop-of-war Decatur, Bra.
zil Squadron, 1s4s; attached to Nor
folk Navy Yard, 1916; Commanding
sloop of war Saratoga, Home Squad
ron, 1919, serving at Norfolk Navy
Yard 1850; commissioned as Captain
March 1851; on Ordnance duty in
ls51-4; commanding Mare Island
Navy Yard, California, 1868; CON-
manding sloop Of war, Brooklyn,
Home Squadron, 1s59-6O; waiting
orders 1861; commissioned as Rear
Admiral July I6, 1862; as Vice Ad-
miral December 81, 1864; as Admiral
July rs, 1866, which is the highest
rank ever attained in our Navy. He
has been on active duty nearly sixty
years.
From Hammersly's Record Of the
Navy, we subjoin the following Of
Admiral Farragut's services:
"When the Rebellion began. Cap
tain Farragut was sixty years of age,
and had been in the service forty.
eight years. He was living at Nor.
folk, Virginia, whore he had married,
and beng native Of the South, ii
was hoped by the rebels that he
would cast his fortunes with the sece-
ding States. His firm determination
to remain true to the flag, called
forth no unmeaning threats. He was
plainly informed that it would not be
safe for him to remain in the South
with the sentiments he held. He
left Norfolk on the 18th Of April,
1861, tho night before the burning Of
the Navy Yard and government.ves-
sells.
"Captain Farragut's first appoint
ment during the Rebellion was TO
the commanded the naval expedi-
ton organized for the capture Of the
city Of New Orleans. His orders
resched him January 20, 1862, and
on the Sd Of February following he
sailed from Hampton Roads, in his
famous flagship Hartford for Ship
Island, which place the fleet reached
in safety, and there made final pre-
paratiois for the attack on the de-.
fences of Now Orleans. These de-
fences consisted Of Forts jackson and
st. Philip, mounting one hundred and
twenty guns Of long range and heavy
cglibre, a feet If twenty armed
steamers, and four powerful steam
iron-clad rams, one of them Of four
thousand tons, with a battery of six
teen heavy guns, and, in addition,
chains, RATS, and fire ships. On the
24th OF April, Farragut attacked and
passed the forts, encountered and do
stroyed the rebel feet, under J. X.
M tchell, and assembled the Mississip-
pi River. On the 25th attacked tho
Chalmette batteries, on each sido of
the river, three miles below New Or
leans, drove the enemy from their
guns, took possession of the forts, and
on the same day captured the city,.
June Gath, 1868, the Admiral, with
his feet, passed Grand Gulf; on the
2Sth commenced the stack upon, and
passed Vicksburg and its surrounding
batteries. On the 10Th of July, to the
modification of the Admiral, the
rebel iron. clad ram Arkansas made
its appearance, having escaped out of
the Yazoo River, passed through the
feet exchanging shots, and reached
the cover of tho Vicksburg batteries.
Att p. Nj. the feet passed down the
river, engaging the batteries and
ram at Vicksburg. The army having
failed to cooperate with the feet, and
Farragut not having sufficient force
to make land attack on Vicksburg,
he was compelled to proceed to New
Orleans, as it had become necessary
to repair most of the vessels of his
squadron. In March, 1868, Farragut
was ordered to open communication
with Rear Admiral Porter, Of the
Mississippi Squadron, and General
Grant, both OF whom were operating
against Vicksburg. He therefore
moved up in strong forcefrom Baton
Rouge, and on March 14th the feet
attempted to pass the batteries at
Port Hudson, but only the flagship
Hartford and the Albatross were
successful. With these he succeeded
in approaching Vicksburg, and in
communicating with Rear Admiral
Porter across the Peninsula.
"This gallant act Of Rear Admiral
Farragut being effected, the navy had
command of the river between Vicks,
burg and Port Hudson, and was en-
abIed to establish q blockade Of Red
River, and thus intercept the supplies
from Texas destined for the rebel
armies. This accomplished, the Ad.
miral left his flagship, the Hartford
and returning below, by way Of the
Atchafalaya, he resumed operations
| for final assault on Port Hudson.
"May oath he engaged the bate
ries Mt Pert Hudson, and from that
time until July 9th, when tho garri
| son surrendered, he gallantly ane
efficiently co-operated with the army
in its Investment Of the place. TIL.
| river being now open, Farragut turn,
cd over to Rear Admiral Porter The
| an,;ra eantrol ri the vcatarn water,