Part ofFlag Officer David G. Farragut's West Gulf Blockading Squadron,Mississippiparticipated in the attacks on Forts Jackson and St. Philip and the subsequentcapture of New Orleansin April 1862. Serving as executive officer to Captain Melancton Smith, Dewey earned high praise for his coolness und...
No, Coach Smith is this far down the list because until now I have not spent a lot of time learning about him. He is this far down the list as a reminder that I still have much to learn from him, even if he has since passed. What I know of him up to this point? He originate...