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Thread #170145   Message #4178162
Posted By: GeoffLawes
31-Jul-23 - 06:13 PM
Thread Name: Any August Songs?
Subject: RE: Any August Songs?
August 2, 1864 until August 23, 1864. The Battle of Mobile Bay, a naval and land engagement of the American Civil War, during which Rear Admiral David G. Farragut issued orders which became the famous catchphrase, "Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!"

FARRAGUT’S BALL
Farragut’s Ball   -  Dan Milner, Gabriel Donohue    
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VE0tZgN4WL4
Battle of Mobile Bay from Wikipedia     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Mobile_Bay

David Farragut from Wikipedia    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Farragut

Admiral Farragut; Civil War Figures, from Tennessee Civil War 150    https://video.wnpt.org/video/admiral-david-farragut-figures-tennessee-civil-war-150-exszv/