Service dress cap, Rear Admiral David G. Farragut

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Description

This service dress cap was worn by Rear Admiral David G. Farragut while directing the fire of the flagship Hartford during the Battle of Mobile Bay. In 1864, the Port of Mobile was one of the last two through which smugglers and blockade-runners could access the Confederacy and deliver much needed supplies. On August 5, 1864 Farragut launched an assault on the port, captured it, and closed it to the blockade-runners.

ID Number

AF.17392

catalog number

17392

accession number

61288

Object Name

cap

Physical Description

wool (cap material)

leather (brim material)

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Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Naval

Civil War

Military

Exhibition

Price of Freedom

Exhibition Location

National Museum of American History

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Subject

Civil War

Navy

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-e94d-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1446143