Service dress cap, Admiral Farragut
date: label: associated date
content: 1862-1864
name: label: associated person
content: Farragut, David Glasgow
notes: label: Description
content: Farragut made his advance on New Orleans in April 1862 with his foster brother, Commander David Dixon Porter whose father assumed responsibility for young Farragut and took him to sea as a midshipman. The subsequent capture and control of New Orleans, the South’s largest city and major point of Confederate commerce, was a key triumph for Northern forces. Farragut was rewarded for this victory with the rank of Rear Admiral. This cap was worn by Admiral Farragut during the Civil War.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: related event
content: Civil War
label: related event
content: Battle of Mobile Bay, 1864
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content: Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Naval
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content: Civil War
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content: Military
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Estate of Loyall Farragut
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: AF.17518
label: accession number
content: 61402
label: catalog number
content: 17518
objectType: label: Object Name
content: cap
label: Other Terms
content: cap; Man; Navy; Admiral; Officer; Service
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wool (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: leather (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 3 1/2 in x 6 1/2 in x 9 in; 8.89 cm x 16.51 cm x 22.86 cm