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He was born in 1817 in New Bern, NC, into a distinguished military family. His father and four uncles served during the War of 1812. His uncle George Armistead commanded @FtMcHenryNPS during the battle that led to the writing of The Star Spangled Banner.

Other ships began to withdraw. Farragut, lashed high in the rigging of the Hartford, ordered them back forward, famously saying “Damn the torpedoes”, and then ordered full speed. The fleet charged into the bay and defeated the confederate batteries and fleet.

At the Seige of Port Hudson in the summer of 1863, Farragut was criticized for not coordinating his fleet’s attack with a planned ground assault by General Nathaniel Banks. His ships suffered considerable damage and casualties, and Port Hudson didn’t fall for nearly two months.

His first task was to capture the New Orleans, which he accomplished in April, 1862, by daring to run his fleet past the confederate positions at Forts Jackson and St. Philip on the Mississippi River.

The local confederate commander, Theophilus Holmes, had over 7500 men available for the assault. The U.S. commander, General Benjamin Prentiss, had only 4100 troops, having seen over 10,000 men depart to reinforce the army at Vicksburg just days before.

The Battle of @KennesawNPS Mountain was fought #OTD in 1864. Part of General William Tecumseh Sherman's Atlanta Campaign, it involved a frontal assault Sherman elected to launch on the confederate line at Kennesaw Mountain after a series of flanking movements failed. #CivilWar

Foote was promoted to Commodore, and received the Thanks of Congress twice for leading his flotilla in the Battles of Fort Henry, @FortDonelsonNPS and Island Number Ten. He was promoted to Rear Admiral in late 1862.

Brevet Brigadier General Frederick Benteen died #OTD in 1898. He served in the Trans-Mississippi Theater during the #CivilWar, rising to Colonel and commanding a regiment of US Colored Troops.

Meanwhile, the Kearsarge’s fire was more deliberate and far more accurate. After an hour of exchanging fire, Alabama was holed below the waterline and began to sink. Semmes struck his colors and sent a boat to Kearsarge to ask for assistance while his men abandoned ship.

Winslow ordered Kearsarge to clear French waters before running up the US Navy Jack and turning to face the confederate ship. The Alabama fired the first shots, to no effect, and continued firing rapidly and somewhat wildly. Many shots bounded off the Kearsarge s armor cladding.