David Farragut went on to serve through the Civil War. At the Battle of Mobile Bay he uttered the famous line, "Damn the torpedoes (mines), full speed ahead." For his service during the war, Congress authorized the new rank of Rear Admiral for him. He became the first Rear Admiral in the US Navy, and later the first Vice Admiral and the first Admiral.
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