FARRAGUT, Tenn. — A protest was held Saturday over a State Capitol Commission decision to move the statue of Admiral David Farragut from the capitol building in Nashville to the Tennessee State Museum ...

Alex Hubbard is a USA TODAY NETWORK - Tennessee columnist. Things were not going well for Abraham Lincoln in August of 1864. The Confederate States were hollowed out, fighting on time that was more ...

FARRAGUT, Tenn. — Eight U.S. Navy sailors visited Farragut this week as part of a Navy program called "Namesake Visits." The eight sailors recently returned home from months-long deployments aboard ...

Washington, 14 ago (EFEUSA).Washington, 14 ago (EFEUSA). — “¡Al carajo los torpedos! ¡A toda máquina!”. Así bramaba David Farragut, hijo de padre español, quien fue nada menos que el primer almirante ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! U. S. Naval Academy professor emeritus Craig Symonds talked about Civil War naval leadership, which included Union Admiral David Farragut. This ...

Mare Island’s long tenure as the U.S. Navy’s first base on the West Coast began in 1850, two months after California’s Sept. 9, 1850, entry into the Union, when the island was reserved for military ...

1814 - A squadron from the schooner USS Carolina attacks and raids the base of the pirate Jean Lafitte, at Barataria, La., capturing six schooners and other small craft while the pirates flee the ...

User-Created Clip by zlowe December 16, 2021 2021-11-25T18:05:22-05:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/00d/1639668749.jpgU. S. Naval Academy professor emeritus Craig ...

Today in U.S. Naval History - September 17 1861 - Union landing party from USS Massachusetts takes possession of Ship Island, Mississippi. This was the headquarters for Adm. David Farragut's Gulf ...

The first American to become a full admiral demonstrated extraordinary ability as a pre-teen captain's aide during the War of 1812, and served with distinction for more than 40 years. Still, David ...