David Glasgow Farragut: Our First Admiral - Paperback

by Charles Lee Lewis (Author)

The second volume of this authoritative biography examines the last ten years of David Glasgow Farragut's life, focusing on the Civil War. Farragut's courage was tried as much by the Confederate Navy as by gross inefficiency and waste in the conduct of war, lukewarm support of the federal government, lack of cooperation between the Army and Navy, and poor morale caused by war weariness and disease.

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The second volume of this authoritative biography of America's first admiral examines the last ten years of David Glasgow Farragut's life, including the fascinating period of the Civil War. Farragut was as carefully methodical in preparation for battle as he was fearlessly swift in the execution of his plans. His courage was tried as much by the Confederate Navy as by gross inefficiency and waste in the conduct of war in the North as well as the South, by jealous ambition and malicious criticism, and by lukewarm support of the government, lack of cooperation between the Army and Navy, and the inroads upon morale made by war weariness and disease. Farragut was a practical, resourceful leader with vision and intuition, a courageous, hard-hitting fighter who hated war, and a deeply religious man with an exuberant spirit and love of fellowship who was also exceedingly loyal to the Navy and his country. Though he was small in stature, Farragut was tall indeed in the fundamental characteristics of true manhood.

The late Charles Lee Lewis, born in 1886, was a prominent naval historian and for many years a professor of English and history at the U.S. Naval Academy. He wrote biographies of Matthew Fontaine Maury, Adm. Franklin Buchanan, Adm. Francois Joseph Paul, Compte de Grasse, and Commo. Stephen Decatur, as well as two volumes of biographical sketches of famous sea fighters.