2563

Cleveland Morning Leader, 22 December 1864 (ed; 3 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.1 ~ View at ChronAm

2563 - L. Dec. 22; ed:2/1 - The bill creating the rank of vice admiral has
passed both Houses and will soon become a law.
"We feel sure that we express a universal sentiment in suggesting
that the fittest man for that high office is the gallant hero who won - -
the battle of New Orleans... the noble old Farragut." . . . . (3)

Wars / Civil War / Officers

Index terms:

Farragut, Admiral David R.; New Orleans, La.; U. S. Congress