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Definition of David Glasgow Farragut
1. Noun. United States admiral who commanded Union ships during the American Civil War (1801-1870).
Lexicographical Neighbors of David Glasgow Farragut
Literary usage of David Glasgow Farragut
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Naval Officers: Their Heredity and Development by Charles Benedict Davenport (1919)
"David Glasgow Farragut was born at Campbell's Station, near Knox- ville, Tennessee,
on July 5, 1801. He spent a hardy and adventurous boyhood, ..."
2. Source-book of American History: Ed. for Schools and Readers by Albert Bushnell Hart (1899)
"We now passed up to the city and anchored immediately in front of it, and I sent
Captain By David Glasgow Farragut (1801-1870). ..."
3. The American Immortals: The Record of Men who by Their Achievement in by George Cary Eggleston (1901)
"When Farragut was born, on July 5, 1801, the Tennessee country was still the
haunt of hostile Indians. His David Glasgow Farragut ..."
4. Sea Power in American History: The Influence of the Navy and the Merchant by Herman Frederick Krafft, Walter Blake Norris (1920)
"... extending from 1812 to the Civil War, spans the whole transition period in
sea power from sail to steam and from wood to iron. David Glasgow Farragut ..."
5. Putnam's & the Reader (1909)
"David Glasgow Farragut channel where it was impossible to bring her guns to bear.
The steamers carried field pieces which were protected by bulwarks ..."
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