. Biographical sketches of distingushed officers of the army and navy . ^ re-linquished the privileges of his leave and, returningto the squadron off Mobile, at the earliest REAR ADMIRAL N. MAYO STATES NAVY. 121 preferred a request to the commanding officer of thefleet to be assigned to active duty. His request wascomplied with, and he was placed in command of theMetacomet, on July 19, 1864, a vessel which was des-tined to take a prominent part as the consort of Ad-miral Farraguts flagship, the Hartford, in the pas-sage of the forts and the capture of the rebel fleet.
. Biographical sketches of distingushed officers of the army and navy . ^ re-linquished the privileges of his leave and, returningto the squadron off Mobile, at the earliest REAR ADMIRAL N. MAYO STATES NAVY. 121 preferred a request to the commanding officer of thefleet to be assigned to active duty. His request wascomplied with, and he was placed in command of theMetacomet, on July 19, 1864, a vessel which was des-tined to take a prominent part as the consort of Ad-miral Farraguts flagship, the Hartford, in the pas-sage of the forts and the capture of the rebel this event it was his good fortune to receive inperson the surrender of the Confederate vessel the fall of Fort Morgan he availed himself ofhis leave, at the expiration of which he was attachedto Admiral Farraguts flagship, the Hartford, remain-ing on dut} on that vessel until its return north, inDecember, 1864, when he was assigned to the com-mand of the Rodolph, with which vessel he co-opera-ted with the forces under General Granzer in theiroperations against the Mobile from Pascagoula, ren-dering important service in this connection in Missis-sippi Sound and the
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