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James Edward Jouett

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James Edward Jouett

Birth
Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, USA
Death
30 Sep 1902 (aged 76)
Sandy Spring, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA
Burial
Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
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Section 1, Site 85-A
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Civil War Union Naval Officer. As a Naval officer, he served in the Mexican War and was distinguised as captain of the "USS Metacomet". During the Civil War, he was in command of Admiral David G. Farragut's flagship "USS Hartford" during the Union naval operations against Mobile Bay, Alabama in August 1864. It was to him that Admiral Farragut exclaimed "Damn the torpedoes! Full speed ahead" after Confederate underwater mines sunk his lead ironclad, the monitor "USS Tecumseh".
Civil War Union Naval Officer. As a Naval officer, he served in the Mexican War and was distinguised as captain of the "USS Metacomet". During the Civil War, he was in command of Admiral David G. Farragut's flagship "USS Hartford" during the Union naval operations against Mobile Bay, Alabama in August 1864. It was to him that Admiral Farragut exclaimed "Damn the torpedoes! Full speed ahead" after Confederate underwater mines sunk his lead ironclad, the monitor "USS Tecumseh".

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  • Originally Created by: Laurie
  • Added: Oct 10, 2003
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7972127/james_edward-jouett: accessed ), memorial page for James Edward Jouett (7 Feb 1826–30 Sep 1902), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7972127, citing Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.