. The story of the Hall of fame, including the lives and portraits of the elect and of those who barely missed election. Also a list of America's most eligible women. important events of my life was obtainingan acting lieutenancy when but little over eighteen years ofage. This caused me to feel that I was now associated withmen, on an equality, and must act with more I became first lieutenant, my duties were still moreimportant; for, in truth, I was really commander of thevessel, and yet I was not responsible—an anomalous position,which has spoiled some of our best officers
. The story of the Hall of fame, including the lives and portraits of the elect and of those who barely missed election. Also a list of America's most eligible women. important events of my life was obtainingan acting lieutenancy when but little over eighteen years ofage. This caused me to feel that I was now associated withmen, on an equality, and must act with more I became first lieutenant, my duties were still moreimportant; for, in truth, I was really commander of thevessel, and yet I was not responsible—an anomalous position,which has spoiled some of our best officers. I consider it agreat advantage to obtain command young, having observed,as a general thing, that persons who come into authority latein life shrink from responsibility, and often break downunder its weight. In 1822 Farragut was ordered to sea in the sloop-of-war, John Adams, and during the ensuing cruise he gaineda knowledge of the Gulf of Mexico and of the treacherousGulf Coast that proved of infinite value in after years. For the next thirty years and more Farraguts life wasof the ordinary naval officers experience in time of peace. 183 THE HALL OF FAME. In 1860, at the opening of the Civil War, his residence wasat Norfolk, where he was rather in a critical position when,on the fall of Sumter, the leaders of the revolt in Virginiahurried the State out of the Union. His loyalty was wellknown, and this fact exposed him to great hatred on the partof the people. It was evident to him that his life was nolonger safe in Virginia, and the day before the Navy Yardwas burned, narrowly escaping imprisonment, he left withhis family for the North. On his arrival in New York he placed his family in acottage at Hastings on the Hudson, so as to be ready at thefirst opportunity to enter on active service. When thenavy was re-inforced by the building of ships, and establishedon its new footing, in the first year of Lincolns Administra-tion, a naval expedition was organized against New Orl
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