SEPTEMBER 22, 1864:
Upon learning that Farragut's health prevented him from command of the forthcoming operations against Wilmington, Secretary Welles paid eloquent tribute to the Admiral and his accomplishments: "In accordance with the view of the department and the universal wish of the country, the orders of the 5th instant (September 5, 1864) were given to you; but a life so precious must not be thrown away by failing to heed the monitions which the greatest powers of physical endurance receive as a warning to rest.
"The country wi;; again call upon you, perhaps, to put the finishing blow to the rebellion."
The distinguished Admiral's service in the Civil War was over, but not before he had achieved a permanent place among the greatest naval heroes of all time. From New Orleans to port Hudson to Mobile Bay, David Glasgow Farragut, first Admiral in the U.S. Navy, had shown the leadership, courage, intelligence, and devotion to duty which have ever since been shining examples for all who are privileged to serve the Nation at sea.
A Great One. --Old B-Runner
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