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External Web sites
- Civil War Trust - Biography of David G. Farragut
- History Central - Biography of David Farragut
- National Park Service - Biography of David Glasgow Farragut
- Naval History and Heritage Command - Biography of Admiral David Glasgow Farragut
- Public Broadcasting Service - Biography of David Farragut
- Spartacus Educational - Biography of David Farragut
- TN History for Kids - Biography of Farragut, David
- The Civil War - Biography of Admiral David Farragut
- United States History - Biography of David Glasgow Farragut
Britannica Web sites
Articles from Britannica encyclopedias for elementary and high school students.
- David Farragut - Student Encyclopedia (Ages 11 and up)
(1801-70). The ranks of rear admiral, vice-admiral, and admiral of the United States Navy were created successively to reward the services and acknowledge the genius of David Farragut. His captures of New Orleans and Mobile Bay in the Civil War find parallels only in Horatio Nelson’s victories of Copenhagen, the Nile, and Trafalgar.