. Progressive men and women of Kosciusko County, Indiana : to which is appended a comprehensive compendium of national biography ... eralgovernment, and as the capture of NewOrleans had been resolved upon, Farragutwas chosen to command the force consisted of the West Gulf block-ading squadron and Porters mortar January, 1862, he hoisted his pennant atthe mizzen peak of the Hartford atHampton roads, set sail from thence on the3rd of February and reached Ship Island onthe 20th of the same month. A council ofwar was held on the 20th of April, in whichit was decided that
. Progressive men and women of Kosciusko County, Indiana : to which is appended a comprehensive compendium of national biography ... eralgovernment, and as the capture of NewOrleans had been resolved upon, Farragutwas chosen to command the force consisted of the West Gulf block-ading squadron and Porters mortar January, 1862, he hoisted his pennant atthe mizzen peak of the Hartford atHampton roads, set sail from thence on the3rd of February and reached Ship Island onthe 20th of the same month. A council ofwar was held on the 20th of April, in whichit was decided that whatever was to be donemust be done quickly. The signal was madefrom the flagship and accordingly the fleetweighed anchor at 1:55 on the morning ofApril 24th, and at 3:30 the whole force wasunder way. The history of this brilliant ofit made Far-ragut a hero and also made him rear admir-al. In the summer of 1S62 he ran the batteriesat Yicksburg, and on March 14. 1863, !.••passed through the fearful and destructivefire from Port Hudson, and opened up com-munication with Flag-officer Porter, who. COMPENDIUM /?? BIOGRAPHY. m had control f the upper Mississippi. OnMay 24th he commenced active operationsagainst that fi I in conjunction with the armyand it fell on July 9th. Mr. Farragut filledthe measure >>i Ins fame mi tin- 5th f Au-gust, 1864, by his greal victory, the captureo[ Mobile llay and 1 he desl 1 ucliiin i the torj the rankol admiral was given to Mi. Farragut. ll<( Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Augusl 4, [870. GEORGE W. CHILDS, a philanthropistwhose remarkable personality stoodtin 1 he besl and highest type ol Ameii< an ? ii 1 enship, and whose whiile life was anobjecl lesson in noble living, was boin in1 8 i at I laltimore, Mai j land, of humbleparents, and spenl liis early life in unremil tillf_^ toil, lli was a sell made man in the fullesl sense ol the word, and gained hisgreat wealth by his own efforts, He was a man o
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