Events with tag - Admiral David Farragut

April 25, 1862

Fall of New Orleans

Union forces led by Admiral David Farragut captured New Orleans, the Confederacy's largest city and most important port, after a successful naval campaign that broke through Confederate defenses at Forts Jackson and St. Philip.

August 5, 1864

Battle of Mobile Bay

Union Admiral David Farragut led a decisive naval victory against Confederate forces at Mobile Bay, Alabama, famously ordering 'Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!' The battle resulted in Union control of the last major Confederate port on the Gulf Coast.