Admiral David Glasgow Farragut : the Civil War years /Chester G. Hearn.

"No admiral in America's Civil War fought with more distinction than David Glasgow Farragut, the first admiral of the U.S. Navy [...] This book fully describes his lifelong involvement with Capt. David Porter, his foster father, and David Dixon Porter, his foster brother. Focusing primarily on the Civil War [...] the author uses [...] family correspondence to detail Farragut's relationships with the elder Porter, who signed up Farragut as a seagoing midshipman in the U.S. Navy at the age of nine, and with Porter's son, the only other full admiral to emerge from the Civil War. Under the senior Porter's tutelage, Farragut by the age of thirteen had participated in more action during the War of 1812 than many of the Navy's senior officers. [...] Farragut's legendary leadership is showcased in Hearn's thrilling description of the Battle of Mobile Bay. The author's detailed chronicle of Farragut's command of the West Gulf Blockading Squadron, crowned by the capture of New Orleans and Port Hudson, reestablishes Farragut's nearly forgotten legacy."--Provided by the publisher.