Object Details
- associated person
- Farragut, David Glasgow
- Description
- Farragut made his advance on New Orleans in April 1862 with his foster brother, Commander David Dixon Porter whose father assumed responsibility for young Farragut and took him to sea as a midshipman. The subsequent capture and control of New Orleans, the South’s largest city and major point of Confederate commerce, was a key triumph for Northern forces. Farragut was rewarded for this victory with the rank of Rear Admiral. This cap was worn by Admiral Farragut during the Civil War.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Estate of Loyall Farragut
- associated date
- 1862-1864
- ID Number
- AF.17518
- accession number
- 61402
- catalog number
- 17518
- Object Name
- cap
- Other Terms
- cap; Man; Navy; Admiral; Officer; Service
- Physical Description
- wool (overall material)
- leather (overall material)
- metal (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 3 1/2 in x 6 1/2 in x 9 in; 8.89 cm x 16.51 cm x 22.86 cm
- See more items in
- Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Naval
- Civil War
- Military
- National Museum of American History
- related event
- Civil War
- Battle of Mobile Bay, 1864
- Record ID
- nmah_457582
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-accc-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
