The story of a great nationOr, Our country's achievements, military, naval, political, and civil . GIDEON at Glastonbury, Conn,, Feb. 1. 182 Studiedlaw. Became f^diirr of the Hartford 7>m^.-. lS-:ti. Mem-ber of Legislature. lsaT-35. when he was appointedComptroller of Public Accounts. Postmaster at Hart-ford, 1836-41. Appointed a bureau chief in the NavyDepartment, 184(5. eervins three years Was a del^i^teto the National Republican Convention which nomi-nated Abraham Lincoln. Appointed Secretary of theNavy. March. IHfll, and served nrtil Gen. Grant becamePresident, wtien he was
The story of a great nationOr, Our country's achievements, military, naval, political, and civil . GIDEON at Glastonbury, Conn,, Feb. 1. 182 Studiedlaw. Became f^diirr of the Hartford 7>m^.-. lS-:ti. Mem-ber of Legislature. lsaT-35. when he was appointedComptroller of Public Accounts. Postmaster at Hart-ford, 1836-41. Appointed a bureau chief in the NavyDepartment, 184(5. eervins three years Was a del^i^teto the National Republican Convention which nomi-nated Abraham Lincoln. Appointed Secretary of theNavy. March. IHfll, and served nrtil Gen. Grant becamePresident, wtien he was succeeded Adolph E. Porie,who was followed by George M. Roljeson. Lied , DAVID G. FARRAGUT. Born at Campbells Station, Tenn., July 5, I811I. Attbe age of 11 was appointed midshipman. Was on thefrieate SStsra when sne was capiiired bv British sloopsoff Valparaiso. Was Flag-OtHcer of llie Hert organize!to attack New Orleans, Jan., JRW, and directed thatmemorable engagement from the ringing of the Rarl-font. Rear-.^dmiral, Passed thebatteries of PortHudson, 1hb:5, and maipnally aided Gen. Grant in thecapture of Vioksbiirg. Compelled the surrender of theforts in Mobile Hay, Aug., 1864 ; Congress created thegrade of Vice-.^dmiral for him for this work. AppointedAdmiral, July 25, ls6«. Died Aug. 1:), 1870
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