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Marriage of Abraham Lincoln to Mary Todd

Mary Todd Lincoln

July: July 16, 1862 (146th anniversary)
David Glasgow Farragut becomes the first rear admiral in the U.S. Navy.

Commander David Glasgow Farragut and his chief of staff Captain Percival Drayton pose at the Wheel of Farragut's flagship USS Hartford after the victory in Mobile Bay in August 1864.

Commander David Glasgow Farragut and his chief of staff Captain Percival Drayton pose at the Wheel of Farragut's flagship USS Hartford after the victory in Mobile Bay in August 1864.

David Glasgow Farragut (1801-1870)

David Glasgow Farragut (1801-1870)

David Glasgow Farragut (1801-1870)

David Glasgow Farragut (1801-1870)