Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-08-17
Death of Admiral Farragut.

his services to his country during the rebel /
lion, passed peacefully to his reward, at the
residence Of Commodore Pcnnock, at the navy
yard in Portsmouth, Now Hampshire on
Sunday last, at the age Of 60 years.
Admiral Farragut was the son Of Major
George Farragut soldier Of the revolution
airy army, who came to this country in l77G,
from Spain The Admire, was born at Knox.
Vile, Tennessee whcro the future Admiral,
David Glaseoe Farragut was born. The boy
early showed londncss for sea life, and was
made midshipmau before he had entered his
tceus His first service was in the lrigate
Esser, commanded by David Porter; aud he
was in that ship when she made her famous
cruise in the Pacific and took part in the
terrible action Of March 2Sth, 1914, in which
She was captured By the British frigate PlgJe,
assisted by the sloop ChcrUJ. After the war
he served in the flagship Of the Mcditerra-
mean squadron, where he had the advantage
Of instruction from the chaplain, Mr. Charles
Folsom, so well know for his talents, and for
extensive, various, aud accurate scholarship.
When Mr. Folsom was made Consul at Tunis,
Mr.. Farragut accompanied him. and for some
time resided in his family 1t was under
such circumstances that he laid the fouuda-
ton of that learning which made him one Of
the most accomplished Of men, as well as the
abcst officer Of hi. time in our navy.
lilo was residing at Norfolk when the re-
beliou began and was forced to leave the
town, because he was so firm in his faith to
the nation, though Of Southern birth aud
having passed nearly all his shore life in
Virginia. lie took his family to New York,
aud then ha-tencd to Washington and asked
for employment.
1t was not until almost thrcc.quarter- Of a
year had elapsed that Captain Farragut was
actively employed On the 20th Of January,
1862, he was appointed to the command of
the fleet destined to act against New Orleans.
He sailed from Hampton Roads on the 3D. Of
February, and arrived at Ship Island on the
both There is no need Of telling in detail
what followed, for it is known to all Ameri-
cans, and to the whole world Against OBJ
stacles Of the strongest character Captain
Farragut led his force and overcame them
all, taking possession of New Orleans The
history Of war contains nothing superior to
what was done by the American fleet in
April, 1862, On the Mississippi
lie was made senior Rcar-Admiral on the
lth Of July, 1862 and received the thanks
of Congress. Soon aitorward he captured
Sabine Pass Galveston, and Corpu. Christi
and he superintendent the blockadiug service
in his department with much usefulness.
In the spring of 1868, Rcar-AdmiraI Far
, ragut acted with Gen. Grant in those opera
tions that were to lead to the fall of Nieks-
burg and Port Hudson and materially aided
in the conquest Of these places.
In the following November, Rear-Admiral
= Farragut at his own request, was relieved
, from his command of the West Gulf station
and went to Washington, there to advise in
, regard to future operations Congress thanked
him for what he had done at Mobile and the
rank of Vice Admiral was created, that h,
might be promoted to it, Certainly no on,
man did more to secure success TO the nation
al arms than Admiral Farragut, and wha
he accomplished was due to his force of char
3 acter and unanchng loyalty, as much as to
his high professional skill and unsurpassed
personal courage.
After the war was concluded Admiral Far
r ragut went to the old world, in the shiI
Fra8klin, and visited many of the principa
, places in Europe, Asia and Africa. lie wa
. everywhere received with the highest honors
, Not long after his return to America he Wis
a tied California by the recently opened Pacif
/ Railway,-and it was while he was on hi
e way back to the Atlantic country that he con
a tracted the disease Of which he has just died
] leaving the reputation Of the greatest O.
!, American naval officers.
y Admiral Farragut was twice married lii
;, first wife was lady Of Norfolk, who die,
o after long aud severe illness. Some year
c after her death he married another lady o
= the same town, Miss Virginia Loyal, mem
{ Der of one of those old families of whcl
!. Virgniaus are so proud She is womal
k worthy to have had such husband. Thei
/ only child Loyal Parragut, a graduate o
t West Point, is an officer in the nationa
n army, and, no doubt, should opportunit,
r offer, would houorably uphold the name h,
y bears