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Tramp with a History Tells of Farragut Days and War Shares
An elderly tramp with a storied past recalls service under Admiral Farragut during the Civil War. He describes Marked battles at New Orleans and Mobile Bay, a harrowing Cuba expedition, a perilous sea escape, marriage in Rio de Janeiro, a life of roaming, and final retirement to drift again seeking work. He ends with a sober farewell and a warning about delays.
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Farragut
New Orleans
David Glencoe Farragut
United States Navy
Navy Yard
Island
California
Western Gulf
Gulf of Mexico
Hartford
Mississippi
Vicksburg
Mobile Bay
Narolaen Lopes
Cuba
Lopes
Rio Janeiro
South America
Atlantic Seaboard
Franklin
Europe
America
Portsmouth
New Hampshire
Anc
Sam