AMERICAN CIVIL WAR 1861 1865
KEY CIVIL WAR BATTLES IN 1862
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Question
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First admiral of the U.S. navy who helped conquer the Mississippi River.
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Ulysses S. Grant
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Robert E. Lee
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David Farragut
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Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson
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Nathan Bedford Forrest
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Farragut is perhaps most famous for his victory at the Battle of Mobile Bay in 1864, where he led his fleet through a field of “torpedoes, ” submerged explosives, while they took Confederate fire from the shore.
Detailed explanation-2: -David Farragut, in full David Glasgow Farragut, (born July 5, 1801, near Knoxville, Tenn., U.S.-died Aug. 14, 1870, Portsmouth, N.H.), U.S. admiral who achieved fame for his outstanding Union naval victories during the American Civil War (1861–65).
Detailed explanation-3: -In April 1862, while commander of the West Gulf Blockading Squadron, “Flag Officer” Farragut took the city and port of New Orleans. As a reward, the Union created the new rank of Rear Admiral.
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