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ADMIRAL DAVID G. FARRAGUT MEMORIAL

ADMIRAL DAVID G. FARRAGUT MEMORIAL
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Location: FARRAGUT SQUARE NORTHWEST

City: WASHINGTON

State: District of Columbia

Zip Code: 20006

Type of Memorial: Statues of High Ranking Military Officers

Year Dedicated: 1881

Access: Public

Wars Commemorated: CIVIL WAR

Photograph By: DAVID WASHINGTON, D.C.

ADMIRAL DAVID GLASGOW FARRAGUT WAS A FLAG OFFICER OF THE UNITED STATES NAVY DURING THE CIVIL WAR. HE WAS THE FIRST REAR ADMIRAL, VICE ADMIRAL AND ADMIRAL IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY. HE IS REMEMBERED FOR HIS ORDER AT THE BATTLE OF MOBILE BAY, “DAMN THE TORPEDOES, FULL SPEED AHEAD”.


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