Civil War Navy Trivia-- Part 2: Admirals and Another Blockade rRunner

3.  Name the Union admiral who got quite rick from his cut of prize money from his blockading squadron.  He made $109,689.  Quite a sum back then.

4.  Union Secretary of the Navy originally wanted who to command the attack on Fort Fisher?  After this admiral turned job down, Welles gave the assignment to David Dixon Porter.

5.  Originally named the Giraffe , it was bought by the Confederacy for $160,000 gold.  It was reputed to be the fastest vessel afloat at the time.  The sum spent paid off handsomely as the ship ran the blockade 21 times before its capture, bringing out at least 7,000 bales of cotton worth more than $2 million.

What was her name?

Answers below.

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3.  Admiral Samuel P. Lee

4.  Admiral David G. Farragut

5.  Blockade Runner Robert E. Lee