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David G. Farragut, later a famous Civil War admiral, owned this sword while a midshipman on board the frigate, Essex, in 1813. The sword is of the type carried by U.S. Navy officers in the 1803-1815 period.

Description
Content: 
David G. Farragut, later a famous Civil War admiral, owned this sword while a midshipman on board the frigate, <i>Essex</i>, in 1813. The sword is of the type carried by U.S. Navy officers in the 1803-1815 period.
Identifier
Type: 
2011.0672.0033
Institution: 
National Museum Of The U.S. Navy
Coverage
Temporal: 
c. 1800s
Images: 
Farragut's War of 1812 Sword-52285
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